Can the patient perspective contribute to quality of nutritional care?

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Mette HolstBirgitte S Laursen

Abstract

Undernutrition has been seen in hospitalized patients at all times. Nurses have a central position in the nutritional care of the patient. Despite guidelines for nutritional practise and care, 20-55% of patients are still at risk of complications to insufficient nutrition intake. The aim of this study was to obtain knowledge of hospitalized patient's experiences of being undernourished, to understand implications this might have to quality of nutritional nursing care. Qualitative interviews were undertaken in 12 hospitalized patients at severe nutritional risk. Pain, no appetite, bad taste and side effects to medication were among reasons for poor eating. Nurses practically did not address or question symptoms that could influence poor eating and were only to a low degree involved at patient initiative. The patients appeared to divide into two groups; One 'Passive group', characterized with fatigue, lack of concentration and short term memory, were found insusceptible to increase nutrition intake by motivation and guidance. The overall motivation in the other 'Active' group was the setting of and achievement of goals, which had to be clear, communicated and followed up by nurses and physicians. This group furthermore found self...Continue Reading

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