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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lukasz Kroc, Elizaveta Fife, Edyta Piechocka-Wochniak, Bartlomiej Soltysik, Tomasz Kostka
Summary: This study compared two nutrition assessment tools, NRS-2002 and SGA, in older hospitalized subjects, finding similar discriminatory abilities between well-nourished and malnourished individuals. Both tools were recommended for routine clinical practice in detecting malnutrition or risk of malnutrition.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Francisca Isabelle da Silva e Sousa, Livia Torres Medeiros, Ribanna Aparecida Marques Braga, Ana Filomena Camacho Santos Daltro, Carla Soraya Costa Maia
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the performance of GLIM criteria, SGA, and RFH-GA scores in predicting 12-mo mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation. The GLIM criteria were found to be a good predictor of increased risk of mortality in malnourished patients with chronic liver disease awaiting liver transplantation.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Priya Dewansingh, Margreet Euwes, Wim P. Krijnen, Jaap H. Strijbos, Cees P. van der Schans, Harriet Jager-Wittenaar
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the predictive validity of two malnutrition screening tools in different hospital wards, and found that PG-SGA SF as a proactive screening tool can predict length of stay, while SNAQ cannot. Therefore, proactive screening for malnutrition risk using PG-SGA is recommended.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Carlos Seron-Arbeloa, Lorenzo Labarta-Monzon, Jose Puzo-Foncillas, Tomas Mallor-Bonet, Alberto Lafita-Lopez, Nestor Bueno-Vidales, Miguel Montoro-Huguet
Summary: Malnutrition has a negative impact on patients' quality of life and health outcomes. Early identification and adequate nutritional support are crucial in preventing and reversing malnutrition. Nutritional screening is the first step in identifying at-risk patients, while nutritional assessment provides a more detailed evaluation of the type and degree of malnutrition.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
C. Y. Han, Y. Sharma, A. Yaxley, C. Baldwin, M. Miller
Summary: The study aimed to assess nutritional and frailty status using PG-SGA and EFS in acute care settings. It found that the scored PG-SGA is moderately sensitive in identifying pre-frailty/frailty in older hospitalized adults and can be useful in identifying both conditions simultaneously.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Arti Pawaria, Rajeev Khanna, Vikrant Sood, Manish Siloliya, Jaya J. Benjamin, Guresh Kumar, Seema Alam
Summary: The study aimed to assess subjective global nutritional assessment (SGNA) in children with chronic liver diseases (CLD). The results indicated that SGNA is a more reliable nutritional assessment tool compared to anthropometric measures, and it can predict poor outcomes in children with chronic liver disease.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
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Oncology
Wanelia Vieira Afonso, Wilza Arantes Ferreira Peres, Nivaldo Barroso de Pinho, Arthur Orlando Correa Schilithz, Renata Brum Martucci, Viviane Dias Rodrigues, Barbara Folino Nascimento, Carolina Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira, Patricia de Carvalho Padilha
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) in predicting clinical outcomes in children and adolescents with cancer in Brazil. The study found that SGNA performed well and had a good ability to predict death in Brazilian children with cancer.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Naoharu Mori, Keisuke Maeda, Yasushi Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Nonogaki, Yuria Ishida, Rie Ohta, Akio Shimizu, Junko Ueshima, Ayano Nagano, Ryoji Fukushima
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the association between malnutrition defined by GLIM criteria and mortality. The results showed that malnutrition and its severity were associated with high mortality in hospitalized patients, indicating the need for further research.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Minghua Cong, Chenxin Song, Hongxia Xu, Chunhua Song, Chang Wang, Zhenming Fu, Yi Ba, Jing Wu, Conghua Xie, Gongyan Chen, Zihua Chen, Lan Zhou, Tao Li, Li Deng, Lin Xin, Liuqing Yang, Jiuwei Cui, Hanping Shi
Summary: This study evaluated and validated the patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) as a screening tool for cancer cachexia.
BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Laura Carter, Jessie M. Hulst, Nooran Afzal, Khurseed Jeejeebhoy, Kim Brunet-Wood
Summary: The lack of a standardized method for identifying and defining pediatric malnutrition has hindered the understanding of its prevalence and impact. This study proposes updates to the anthropometric section of the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment tool to improve its clinical practicality and applicability. The analysis shows that these updates would not significantly affect the validity of the tool.
NUTRITION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Tomofumi Miura, Rikako Elgersma, Ayumi Okizaki, Mihoko Kazawa Inoue, Koji Amano, Masanori Mori, Haruka Chitose, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Harriet Jager-Wittenaar, Faith D. Ottery
Summary: This study successfully translated and culturally adapted the PG-SGA tool for Japanese users, receiving positive feedback from both patients and healthcare professionals who found it easy to understand, use, and relevant.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mathias Plauth, Isabella Sulz, Melanie Viertel, Veronika Hoefer, Mila Witt, Frank Raddatz, Michael Reich, Michael Hiesmayr, Peter Bauer
Summary: This prospective cohort study compared the performance of phase angle and subjective global assessment in predicting length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality in patients at risk of malnutrition. The study found that phase angle was a stronger predictor than subjective global assessment.
Editorial Material
Genetics & Heredity
Ahmad N. Abou Tayoun
Summary: Current studies on genomic newborn screening have a bias towards high-income countries, highlighting the need for inclusive research that represents historically under-represented populations to ensure global equity in access to such screening.
NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad, Mohammad Khalili, Nasim Rezaeemanesh, Mehdi Farhoudi, Sharareh Eskandarieh
Summary: This study found a positive correlation between mRS score and consciousness status as well as PG-SGA score, and a negative correlation between mRS score and mid-arm circumference at discharge time in stroke patients. Additionally, factors such as age, nutrition status, and NIHSS were significantly associated with stroke outcomes.
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Nursing
Ji Yea Lee, Eui Geum Oh, Woo Jin Hyung, Hyoung-Il Kim
Summary: This study translated and validated the Korean version of the PG-SGA scale, demonstrating its validity and utility for assessing malnutrition in patients with gastric cancer. A new cut-off score could be used to assess malnutrition in patients with gastric cancer, with one-third of patients experiencing malnutrition.
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Heather Keller, Rachael Donnelly, Celia Laur, Leila Goharian, Roseann Nasser
Summary: This study developed evidence- and consensus-based nutrition care pathways for adult patients at risk for malnutrition transitioning from hospital to community, with input from diverse stakeholders. Survey results showed high ratings of >= 80% for relevance and importance of most nutrition care practices. These pathways offer flexible guidance for different primary care and community models.
JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Bianca Neaves, Jack J. Bell, Sally McCray
Summary: The aim room service model has shown significant improvements in patient and organizational outcomes compared to the thaw-retherm model in a large public hospital. The room service model resulted in increased nutritional intake, reduced waste, decreased food costs, improved meal quality, and higher patient satisfaction.
NUTRITION & DIETETICS
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alita Rushton, Judith Bauer, Adrienne Young, Heather Keller, Jack Bell
Summary: This study aimed to identify barriers and enablers to delegating malnutrition care activities to dietitian assistants. Inductive thematic analysis revealed four themes: working with the human factors; balancing value and risk of delegation; creating competence, capability, and capacity; and recognizing contextual factors. Successful delegation to dietitian assistants requires considering individual and collective perspectives, improving competency and capacity, and being responsive to contextual factors.
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Nursing
Debbie ten Cate, Marieke J. Schuurmans, Jorna van Eijk, Jack J. Bell, Lisette Schoonhoven, Roelof G. A. Ettema
Summary: This study obtained expert consensus on the factors influencing the behavior of hospital and home care nurses, which are relevant, modifiable, and feasible to influence. The factors identified include lack of sufficient knowledge, neutral attitude, low prioritization, ambiguous motivation to use guidelines and screening tools, moderate awareness about risk factors, lack of involvement of informal caregivers, ambiguous motivation to follow education and training, and a strong focus on medical nutrition.
JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Christine marie Mills, S. I. M. O. N. E. Parniak, Vincent g Depaul, C. A. T. H. E. R. I. N. E. Donnelly
Summary: Older adults in Canada make up the fastest-growing demographic group, with a desire to age-in-place within their communities. Many of them reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) with a high concentration of older residents. NORC supportive services programs like Oasis Senior Supportive Living have emerged to aid older adults in successfully aging-in-place. This article explores the pillars of Oasis programming and shares insights from Oasis participants, particularly emphasizing the implementation of nutrition programs and the role of dietitians in supporting NORC residents.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF DIETETIC PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Shenghao Wu, Shanshan Weng, Wenjin Zhou, Yuemiao Chen, Zhen Liu
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the role of PSMA3-AS1 in the initiation and progression of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and explore its mechanism of action. The results showed that PSMA3-AS1 was upregulated in FLT3-ITD+AML patients. Furthermore, PSMA3-AS1 regulated the level of autophagy and promoted FLT3-ITD+AML progression through the miR-20a-5p/ATG16L1 pathway.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Matteo Ponzano, N. Tibert, S. Brien, L. Funnell, J. C. Gibbs, H. Keller, J. Laprade, S. N. Morin, A. Papaioannou, Z. Weston, T. H. Wideman, L. M. Giangregorio
Summary: We found a knowledge gap in the management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures without drugs and surgery. This international consensus process has established multidisciplinary biopsychosocial recommendations for pain, nutrition, safe movement, and exercise in individuals with acute and chronic vertebral fractures. These recommendations will guide clinical practice and inform future research.
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Correction
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Matteo Ponzano, N. Tibert, S. Brien, L. Funnell, J. C. Gibbs, H. Keller, J. Laprade, S. N. Morin, A. Papaioannou, Z. Weston, T. H. Wideman, L. M. Giangregorio
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Heather H. Keller, Vanessa Trinca
Summary: This study identified the determinants of a 3-year decline in nutrition risk for older adults stratified by risk status at baseline. Different factors were associated with the change in nutrition risk for those with no risk and those who were already at high risk, suggesting the need for targeted approaches in screening and treatment of nutrition risk in primary care.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
Sarah A. Wu, Jill M. Morrison-Koechl, Carrie McAiney, Laura Middleton, Christina Lengyel, Susan Slaughter, Natalie Carrier, Minn-Nyoung Yoon, Heather H. Keller
Summary: Mealtimes in long-term care (LTC) can reinforce relationships between staff and residents through relationship-centred care (RCC) practices, but are often task-focused (TF). This study explores the contextual factors that contribute to RCC and TF mealtime practices. Data from 32 Canadian LTC homes showed a higher average of RCC practices per meal compared to TF practices. The study found that factors at the resident, dining room, and home levels influenced RCC and TF scores. Addressing these factors can reinforce RCC practices and reduce TF practices.
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Yang Yang, Zahid A. Butt, Scott T. Leatherdale, Helen H. Chen
Summary: Understanding polysubstance use patterns and associated factors among youth is crucial for addressing substance use issues in this population. A study conducted on Canadian students revealed distinct polysubstance use patterns, including no-use, alcohol-only, concurrent use of e-cigarettes and alcohol, and poly-use. The study also identified risk factors such as truancy, having smoking friends, weekly allowance, elevated BMI, and unsupportive school environments, as well as protective factors such as not gambling online, eating breakfast, residing in urban areas, and higher school connectedness. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers, educators, and health professionals to develop targeted interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jill Morrison-Koechl, Sheng Han Liu, Albert Banerjee, George Heckman, Heather Keller
Summary: This study analyzes the signals used by LTC care providers to suspect that residents are declining towards the end of life and identifies four signals that were associated with time to death. Swallowing difficulty and delirium predicted a shorter time to death, while cancer and cognitive decline predicted a longer time to death.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
Christine Marie Mills, Heather H. Keller, Vincent Gerard DePaul, Catherine Donnelly
Summary: This study used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to examine the predictors of high nutrition risk in Canadian adults at midlife and beyond. The results showed that lower levels of social support, lower social participation, depression, and poor self-rated healthy aging were associated with the development of high nutrition risk.
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT
(2023)
Article
Gerontology
George A. Heckman, Veronique Boscart, Patrick Quail, Heather Keller, Clare Ramsey, Vanessa Vucea, Seema King, Ikdip Bains, Nora Choi, Allan Garland
Summary: Long term care (LTC) residents facing the end of life often experience unmet needs and unnecessary hospital transfers, highlighting the inadequacy of advance care planning (ACP). A workshop was conducted to identify shared barriers and solutions to improve ACP and end-of-life care for LTC residents, with the results informing the development of a standardized ACP intervention being evaluated in three Canadian provinces.
CANADIAN JOURNAL ON AGING-REVUE CANADIENNE DU VIEILLISSEMENT
(2022)