The health implications of malnutrition in Northern New South Wales

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: malnutrition; falls; infection; mortality; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000342112
• Lead Sponsor: Bond University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-02-04
• Study Start: 2019-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

adult patients admitted to the medical, surgical and rehabilitation wards of Tweed, Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby and Byron Bay hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria

children, pregnant patients, patients admitted to wards other than those specified

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
length of stay in hospital determined by counting the number of days from the date they are admitted until the day they are discharged. This data is pulled from hospital medical records.[The date of admission, determined from hospital medical records, that was the admission when the nutrition audit was conducted. ];in hospital mortality determined from hospital medical records and subsequent admissions to hospital that have indicated when the patient has become deceased in hospital.[In hospital mortality will be noted from the first admission (when the nutrition assessment was conducted) and in subsequent admissions following (if any).];hospital readmissions, determined from hospital medical records, will be recorded post the initial hospital admission when the nutrition assessment was conducted[within 3 months of the first admission when the nutrition assessment was made]