Nutritional Management and Outcomes in Malnourished Medical Inpatients: Anorexia Nervosa

Cuerda, Cristina; Vasiloglou, Maria F.; Arhip, Loredana (2019). Nutritional Management and Outcomes in Malnourished Medical Inpatients: Anorexia Nervosa. Journal of clinical medicine, 8(7) MDPI 10.3390/jcm8071042

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BACKGROUND:
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a psychiatric disorder characterised by a physical and psychosocial deterioration due to an altered pattern on the intake and weight control. The severity of the disease is based on the degree of malnutrition. The objective of this article is to review the scientific evidence of the refeeding process of malnourished inpatients with AN; focusing on the clinical outcome.

METHODS:
We conducted an extensive search in Medline and Cochrane; on April 22; 2019; using different search terms. After screening all abstracts; we identified 19 papers that corresponded to our inclusion criteria.

RESULTS:
The article focuses on evidence on the characteristics of malnutrition and changes in body composition; energy and protein requirements; nutritional treatment; physical activity programmes; models of organisation of the nutritional treatment and nutritional support related outcomes in AN patients.

CONCLUSION:
Evidence-based standards for clinical practice with clear outcomes are needed to improve the management of these patients and standardise the healthcare process.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - AI in Health and Nutrition

Graduate School:

Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

UniBE Contributor:

Vasiloglou, Maria

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2077-0383

Publisher:

MDPI

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stavroula Mougiakakou

Date Deposited:

17 Dec 2019 15:04

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:32

Publisher DOI:

10.3390/jcm8071042

PubMed ID:

31319585

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.135264

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/135264

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