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- Original Article The Validity of a Nutritional Assessment Tool for Home Care Patients
- Kyoung Rye Kim, R.N., Mi Ye Kim, R.N.1
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가정간호 대상자 영양상태 평가 도구의 타당도 검증 - 김경례ㆍ김미예1
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Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009;2(1):30-33.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15747/jcn.2009.2.1.30
Published online: December 31, 2009
Home Care Service Center,
1Nursing Unit, Ewha Womens University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
이화여자대학교 의과대학 목동병원 가정간호사업실,
1간호부
1Nursing Unit, Ewha Womens University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea
이화여자대학교 의과대학 목동병원 가정간호사업실,
1간호부
Received: 14 December 1901 • Revised: 14 December 1901 • Accepted: 14 December 1901
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Abstract
Purpose
This study examined whether a nutritional assessment tool is valid for evaluating the nutritional status of home care patients and suggested its clinical usefulness. Methods: This study included 73 patients receiving home care services that were registered in a home care center. An investigator performed a clinical survey with physical measurements, history taking, and visual inspection at the first visit and obtained blood samples to assess biochemical albumin levels. which were taken to reflect nutritional status. Nutritional status was correlated with serum albumin level. Results: The albumin level was significantly higher for the good nutrition group than for the poor nutrition group. Conclusion: A nutritional assessment tool was validated for the evaluation of the nutritional status of home care patients and to predict poor nutrition. We suggest that further studies done on a larger scale be performed to generalize these study results. (KJPEN 2009;2(1):30-33)
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