Using intervention mapping to develop an outpatient nursing nutritional intervention to improve nutritional status in undernourished patients planned for surgery

Using intervention mapping to develop an outpatient nursing nutritional intervention to improve nutritional status in undernourished patients planned for surgery

Abstract Background Undernutrition in surgical patients leads to a higher risk of postoperative complications like infections and delayed recovery of gastrointestinal functions, often resulting in a longer hospital stay and lower quality of life. Nurses at outpatient clinics can deliver nutritional...

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Main Authors: Harm H. J. van Noort, Maud Heinen, Monique van Asseldonk, Roelof G. A. Ettema, Hester Vermeulen, Getty Huisman-de Waal, On the behalf of the Basic Care Revisited (BCR) Research group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Nursing
Undernutrition
Nutritional support
Preoperative care
Needs assessment
Health behaviour change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-4964-6

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