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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nahya Salim, Josephine Shabani, Kimberly Peven, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Ashish Kc, Donat Shamba, Harriet Ruysen, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Naresh Kc, Namala Mkopi, Sojib Bin Zaman, Kizito Shirima, Shafiqul Ameen, Stefanie Kong, Omkar Basnet, Karim Manji, Theopista John Kabuteni, Helen Brotherton, Sarah G. Moxon, Agbessi Amouzou, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Louise T. Day, Joy E. Lawn
Summary: This study evaluated the measurement of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in five hospitals in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania, comparing different data sources to identify gaps in coverage and quality of KMC. The results showed that routine hospital KMC register data have the potential to track coverage, and further research on KMC measurement is important for accelerating the scale-up of high impact care for vulnerable newborns.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Federica Dellafiore, Rosario Caruso, Cristina Arrigoni, Arianna Magon, Irene Baroni, Giovanni Alotto, Cinzia Quaccini, Monica Bianchi, Loris Bonetti
Summary: The study developed and validated a self-efficacy scale for nursing nutritional care, which consisted of 27 items and demonstrated face validity, content validity, construct validity, concurrent validity, and good internal consistency. This tool can be strategically used to improve nursing self-efficacy, enhance the quality of nutritional care, and provide insights into nursing competence and its associations with patient-related outcomes.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Megersso Urgessa
Summary: This study validates the Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA) tool for the Ethiopian elderly population and suggests that modifying the cut-off point can improve the accuracy and screening capabilities for malnutrition.
Editorial Material
Nutrition & Dietetics
Diana Cardenas, M. Isabel T. D. Correia, Gil Hardy, Leah Gramlich, Tommy Cederholm, Annemieke Van Ginkel-Res, Wineke Remijnse, Albert Barrocas, Juan B. Ochoa Gautier, Olle Ljungqvist, Winnai Ungpinitpong, Rocco Barazzoni
Summary: To promote a human rights-based approach in the field of clinical nutrition, the International Working Group for Patient's Right to Nutritional Care launched the International Declaration on the Human Right to Nutritional Care in Vienna. This non-legally binding document sets a shared vision and five principles for actions that would promote access to nutritional care. Implementation programs should be based on international normative frameworks such as the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Rome Declaration, and the Working Plan of the Decade of Action on Nutrition.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Teresa Murillo-Llorente, Paula Montagud-Hidalgo, Javier Perez-Murillo, Maria Ester Legidos-Garcia, Alma Palau-Ferre, Marcelino Perez-Bermejo
Summary: This study analyzed the nutritional status of infants in a Peruvian indigenous community and found a high prevalence of malnutrition. The dietary patterns were insufficient to meet basic needs. Therefore, nutritional education interventions are necessary to improve the situation.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sara Movahed, Fatemeh Varshoee Tabrizi, Naseh Pahlavani, Mehdi Seilanian Toussi, Ali Motlagh, Saeid Eslami, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Mohsen Nematy, Gordon A. Ferns, Maryam Emadzadeh, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Amir Hossein Alavi, Mahtab Salek, Pegah Zabeti, Abdolreza Norouzy
Summary: The study revealed a high prevalence of malnutrition in newly diagnosed esophageal cancer patients, highlighting the importance of early screening and nutritional interventions. Common nutritional-related complications were dysphagia, anorexia, constipation, esophageal pain, and dyspepsia in these patients.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Monica Ancira-Moreno, Isabel Omana-Guzman, Arturo Cuauhtemoc Bautista-Morales, Omar Acosta-Ruiz, Sonia Hernandez Cordero, Soraya Burrola-Mendez, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Eric Monterrubio Flores, Martha Kaufer-Horwitz, Cecilia Perez Navarro, Cinthya Munoz-Manrique, Monica Mazariegos, Alejandra Trejo-Dominguez, Belen Sanchez Muzquiz, Ariana Cajero, Mauro Brero, Matthias Sachse, Fernanda Cobo Armijo
Summary: This study developed a set of indicators to assess the quality of maternal and child nutritional care at the primary health care level. It is important for addressing the maternal and child malnutrition problem in Mexico.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tazeen Tahsina, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Harriet Ruysen, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Louise T. Day, Kimberly Peven, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Jasmin Khan, Josephine Shabani, Kc Ashish, Tapas Mazumder, Sojib Bin Zaman, Shafiqul Ameen, Stefanie Kong, Agbessi Amouzou, Ornella Lincetto, Shams El Arifeen, Joy E. Lawn
Summary: Our study demonstrates the importance of tracking early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) despite challenges in measurement and reveals low coverage levels, particularly after caesarean births. Survey-reported and register-recorded data both overestimated EIBF coverage. EIBF showed strong agreement with skin-to-skin but is not a simple proxy for other INC indicators.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Serena Calgaro, Valentina Isidoris, Cristian Girotto, Kajal Chhaganlal, Jorge Moiane, Giovanni Putoto, Liviana Da Dalt, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanna Verlato, Damiano Pizzol
Summary: Malnutrition remains a significant issue in sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique. This study evaluated the impact of the nutritional rehabilitation program (NRP) on malnourished children's growth and identified the prevalence of HIV infection upon admission. The study found that the NRP was effective for malnourished children who adhered to the program, however, further investigation is needed to determine its overall effectiveness.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Junko Ueshima, Ryo Momosaki, Akio Shimizu, Keiko Motokawa, Mika Sonoi, Yuka Shirai, Chiharu Uno, Yoji Kokura, Midori Shimizu, Ai Nishiyama, Daisuke Moriyama, Kaori Yamamoto, Kotomi Sakai
Summary: This study conducted a scoping review on the use of nutritional assessment items in adult patients with oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia, identifying seven nutritional assessment categories. The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria are recommended for assessing nutritional status in adult patients with dysphagia, to standardize assessments and allow for future global comparisons.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Glenn Ford D. Valdez, Sadeq Al-Fayyadh, Hani Al-Najjar, Hossam Elamir, Muna Barakat, Joseph U. Almazan, Ibtesam O. Jahlan, Hawa Alabdulaziz, Nabil E. Omar, Fade Alawneh, I. Ketut Andika Priastana, Aiman Alhanafi, Bilal Abu-Hussein, Malik Al-Shammari, Marwa M. Shaban, Mostafa Shaban, Hayder Al-Hadrawi, Mohammed B. Al-Jubouri, Sabah A. Jaafar, Shaymaa M. Hussein, Ayat J. Nashwan, Mohammed A. Alharahsheh, Nisha Kader, Majid Alabdulla, Ananth Nazarene, Mohamed A. Yassin, Ralph C. Villar
Summary: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of stigmatization during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in seven different countries. The findings demonstrate high levels of stigmatization against HCPs in all the included seven countries. However, they are still perceived positively by their communities and highly motivated to care for COVID-19 patients.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Irene Deftereos, Justin M. C. Yeung, Janan Arslan, Vanessa M. Carter, Elizabeth Isenring, Nicole Kiss
Summary: This study investigated the nutritional status and preoperative nutrition impact symptoms of patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery in 27 Australian tertiary hospitals. The results showed that malnutrition and clinically significant weight loss were not associated with surgical complications but were related to increased length of hospital stay.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Awoere T. T. Chinawa, Josephat M. M. Chinawa, Chika Onyinyechi Duru, Bartholomew F. F. Chukwu, Ijeoma Obumneme-Anyim
Summary: Children with congenital heart disease have a higher prevalence of malnutrition compared to those without congenital heart disease, especially among children under the age of five. This may indicate a greater impact of malnutrition on children with heart disease, particularly wasting and stunting.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elena Mariotti Zani, Roberto Grandinetti, Daniela Cunico, Lisa Torelli, Valentina Fainardi, Giovanna Pisi, Susanna Esposito
Summary: Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are prone to malnutrition and growth failure due to malabsorption caused by chloride transport derangement. Optimal nutritional care and support are crucial for improving clinical outcomes and life expectancy. This report analyzes the nutrition support in CF patients of different ages, focusing on the relationship with growth, nutritional status, disease outcomes, and the use of CFTR modulators. Early nutrition support in CF should aim at achieving optimal nutritional status to support growth and development in children and maintain it in adulthood. This involves a high calorie, high-fat diet, pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, and adequate supplementation of fat-soluble vitamins. Supplemental enteral feeding may be needed when oral intake is insufficient. CFTR modulators have positive effects on nutritional status, including weight gain, BMI improvement, pulmonary function, and reduction of exacerbations. Challenges remain in developing new drugs to transform CF into a treatable chronic disease with specialized multidisciplinary care.
Editorial Material
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rocco Barazzoni, Joao Breda, Cristina Cuerda, Stephane Schneider, Nicolaas E. Deutz, Kremlin Wickramasinghe
Summary: ESPEN and WHO present a summary of the significant interactions between nutritional status and COVID-19, including the increased risk of developing and experiencing severe disease with pre-existing undernutrition, the risk of developing malnutrition during COVID-19, the impact of obesity on malnutrition, the potential improvement of disease outcomes with nutritional care, and the negative impact of social and public health determinants on nutrition quality and status.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Debjani Mueller
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2020)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Olayinka O. Ogunleye, Debashis Basu, Debjani Mueller, Jacqueline Sneddon, R. Andrew Seaton, Adesola F. Yinka-Ogunleye, Joshua Wamboga, Nenad Miljkovic, Julius C. Mwita, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, Amos Massele, Okwen Patrick, Loveline Lum Niba, Melaine Nsaikila, Wafaa M. Rashed, Mohamed Ali Hussein, Rehab Hegazy, Adefolarin A. Amu, Baffour Boaten Boahen-Boaten, Zinhle Matsebula, Prudence Gwebu, Bongani Chirigo, Nongabisa Mkhabela, Tenelisiwe Dlamini, Siphiwe Sithole, Sandile Malaza, Sikhumbuzo Dlamini, Daniel Afriyie, George Awuku Asare, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Israel Sefah, Margaret Oluka, Anastasia N. Guantai, Sylvia A. Opanga, Tebello Violet Sarele, Refeletse Keabetsoe Mafisa, Ibrahim Chikowe, Felix Khuluza, Dan Kibuule, Francis Kalemeera, Mwangana Mubita, Joseph Fadare, Laurien Sibomana, Gwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa, Carmen Whyte, Tshegofatso Maimela, Johannes Hugo, Johanna C. Meyer, Natalie Schellack, Enos M. Rampamba, Adel Visser, Abubakr Alfadl, Elfatih M. Malik, Oliver Ombeva Malande, Aubrey C. Kalungia, Chiluba Mwila, Trust Zaranyika, Blessmore Vimbai Chaibva, Ioana D. Olaru, Nyasha Masuka, Janney Wale, Lenias Hwenda, Regina Kamoga, Ruaraidh Hill, Corrado Barbui, Tomasz Bochenek, Amanj Kurdi, Stephen Campbell, Antony P. Martin, Thuy Nguyen Thi Phuong, Binh Nguyen Thanh, Brian Godman
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Pietro Refolo, Kenneth Bond, Bart Bloemen, Ilona Autti-Ramo, Bjorn Hofmann, Claudia Mischke, Debjani Mueller, Sylvia Nabukenya, Wija Oortwijn, Lars Sandman, Michal Stanak, Duncan Steele, Gert Jan van der Wilt, Dario Sacchini
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Debjani Mueller, Inaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea, Marco Chiumente, Wija Oortwijn
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2020)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Debjani Mueller, M. Sharmila A. Sousa, Lauren Pretorius, Kalman Emry Wijaya, Sylvester Adeyemi, Dipen Ankleshwaria
Summary: In low- and middle-income countries, the cultural and social relevance of patient and citizen involvement in health technology assessment is vital. The questionnaire survey successfully implemented in four LMICs at different development stages revealed the ways and levels of patient and citizen involvement.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Debjani Mueller, Robert C. Pattinson, Tsakane M. Hlongwane, Reinhard Busse, Dimitra Panteli
Summary: This study aimed to assess the feasibility of using continuous wave Doppler ultrasound technology in primary healthcare settings in South Africa. Stakeholder involvement was crucial in filling evidence gaps and understanding the context. The results highlighted the benefits of using continuous-wave DUS in improving effectiveness and safety in a healthcare setting, but further training is needed.
COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION
(2021)