Effect of nutrition promotion in burn patients on patients' nutritional status at a hospital in northeastern region
Keywords:
Nutrition promotion program, nutritional status, burn woundsAbstract
This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare the nutritional status among patients with burn wounds before and after receiving a nutrition promotion program. The participants were 23 patients with burn wounds who were admitted at the burn unit of a hospital in the northeastern region of Thailand. The nutrition program consisted of four steps: 1) nutritional status assessment; 2) caloric intake calculation; 3) daily caloric intake monitoring and recording, and; 4) nutritional status evaluation. The program was delivered to participants from admission through discharge. Research instruments included a health information questionnaire and the nutritional status assessment. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and paired t-tests.
The results showed that after receiving the nutrition promotion program, patients with burn wounds had a statistically significantly reduced risk of malnutrition (p <.05). Nurses and health care teams should pay attention to evaluating patients’ nutritional status and should promote optimal nutrition to encourage wound healing, mitigate complications, and reduce the odds of mortality.
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