Using clinical quality databases to monitor the quality of fundamental care: Example with weight status after severe traumatic brain injury
Abstract
To determine weight status and risk of overweight up to 1 year after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) as basis for defining nursing-sensitive indicators of fundamental nutritional nursing care in a clinical quality database. Patients' nutritional needs are recognised as fundamental care during hospitalisation, but less attention has been given to nutritional status after discharge. Nationwide cohort study. The STROBE checklist was used to ensure reporting quality. Data were retrieved from the Danish Head Trauma Database, a clinical quality database aiming at improving the quality of neurorehabilitation. Individuals aged ≥ 15 years with severe TBI 2011-2015 (N = 424) were included. Normal weight, underweight and overweight were described according to the body mass index (BMI) at admission to subacute rehabilitation, at discharge and at 1 year postinjury. The probability of transition between weight groups from admission to 1 year postinjury was calculated. Multivariable binominal regression analyses compared risk of overweight between age groups. The prevalence of underweight decreased from 13% at admission to 6% and 3% at discharge and 1 year postinjury, respectively. The prevalence of overweight was stable at 26%-27% at adm...Continue Reading
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