Changes in the Nutritional Condition of Hospitalized Adult Patients

Abstract

It is well-known that hospitalized elderly people develop poor nutrition, that is, “Hospital Malnutrition”, even if they are fed proper meals during their hospitalization. Therefore, we studied nutritional condition according to age and sex of inpatients who had no specific disease in the orthopedics department of the Ashiya Manicipal Hospital. The nutritional condition of elderly patients became poor during hospitalization. However, their nutritional condition improved when inpatients whose nutritional condition was deficient were provided by the enteral nutrition. Results of the questionnaire showed that these patients had a few meal intakes before the hospitalization. These findings suggest that for future medical treatment, a nutrition assessment during hospitalization and a nutrition control system designed by the nutrition support team corresponding to each patient are necessary.