Background Disease‐related malnutrition has been reported in 10% to 55% of people in
hospital and the community and is associated with significant health and social‐care costs …

Background oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and hip fracture are common problems in older
patients, both associated with important complications. Objective the aim of this study was to …

Background: Hospital malnutrition affects nearly 30% of patients in medical wards and
correlates with worse outcomes. An early assessment is necessary to stratify the risk of short …

Nursing documentation is an important proxy of the quality of care, and quality indicators in
nursing assessment can be used to assess and improve the quality of care in health care …

Background & aims Undernutrition screening is the starting point for high-quality nutrition
care. In Portugal, the systematic nutritional risk assessment became mandatory for every …

Objective The current review was designed to explore if hypoalbuminemia is associated with
increased complications in patients undergoing spinal degenerative and deformities …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the quality of nutritional
care among Austria, Switzerland, and Turkey. Methods This was a cross-sectional …

Flushing of an enteral tube is essential for maintaining hydration, nutrition and enteral tubes
patency in enterally tube-fed patients. Improper or lack of enteral tube flushing (ETF) …

Childhood is a period of rapid growth and development, so it is often termed as the golden
period as well as the critical period. The golden period can be realized if at this time infants …

Upon arrival to the host country, immigrants are, on average, physically healthier than the
native-born population; however, it is unclear whether this health benefit extends to mental …