‘Malnutrition: A serious concern among hospitalized patients’ a cohort study of nutritional screening among admitted patients using GRAZ malnutrition tool- GMT

Farhat Rehana Malik; Jalwa Javed Farooqi; Laiba Khan; Maheen Khan; Fatima Noor; Maira Khalid

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS9.14080

Authors

Farhat Rehana Malik
drfarhatmalik@gmail.com
Community Health Sciences, Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan.
Jalwa Javed Farooqi 4th Year MBBS Student. Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan. (Presently working as TMO in Medicine ‘C’ Ward. Khyber Teaching Hospital. Peshawar)
Laiba Khan 4th Year MBBS Student. Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan (TMO at Medical ‘A’ Ward. CMH. Nowshera)
Maheen Khan 4th Year MBBS Student. Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan (Radiology TMO. CMH. Peshawar)
Fatima Noor 4th Year MBBS Student. Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan (TMO, Gynecology & Obstetrics. Mercy Teaching Hospital)
Maira Khalid 4th Year MBBS Student. Peshawar Medical College. Warsak Road. Peshawar. Riphah International University, Islamabad. Pakistan (TMO. Pediatrics Ward ‘A’. LRH. Peshawar)

Keywords:

Nutritional Status, Surgical Patients, Nutritional Assessment, Malnutrition, Nutritional Risk Screening

Abstract

Objective: To identify the risks, causes, and degree of malnutrition among admitted patients using GRAZ Malnutrition Screening tool with gender and age groups comparison among private and public hospitals. Materials & Methods: A comparative cohort study was conducted upon 385 admitted patients of two Government and private hospitals from 1^st Dec- 2019 to 31^st March- 2020. A standardized validated tool was used with categories of weight loss within the last 3 months, BMI, changes in appetite, the severity of the disease, and age greater than 65 with a cut-off score of 3. The data was entered and analyzed through SPSS- Version 19 by computing, frequency, percentages, and Chi-Square test, with significant cut-off limit for P-Value was set at 0.05. Results: Among the 385 admitted patients 52.2 % (n= 201) were males and 48 % (n=184) females. The vulnerable age group was 39-58 Year with 40 % (n= 157) while 33.5 % (n= 129) were among 28-38 Year. Only 6 % (n= 21) were under-weight with BMI <18 / < 20. The risk of malnutrition among admitted females was 65.7 % (n= 121) as compared to 52.2 % males (n= 105) with GMS >3.

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