PD421 - MALNUTRITION RISK IN PATIENTS RECEIVING NUTRITION THERAPY BEFORE AND AFTER INCREASED INVOLVEMENT OF CLINICAL NUTRITIONISTS.

PD421

MALNUTRITION RISK IN PATIENTS RECEIVING NUTRITION THERAPY BEFORE AND AFTER INCREASED INVOLVEMENT OF CLINICAL NUTRITIONISTS.

D. L. Einarsdóttir^1,*, Á. R. Ingadóttir^1,2, I. Gunnarsdóttir^1,2

¹Landspitali University Hospital, ²University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

Rationale: To examine the effect of increased involvement of clinical nutritionists on the rate of malnutrition risk screening and the provision of nutrition therapy among patients aged 65 and older in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine of Landspitali.

Methods: The proportion of screened patients and the provision of nutrition therapy for patients ≥65 years in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Landspitali University hospital of Iceland- before and after the increased involvement of a clinical nutritionists was compared (1. January to 30. June 2022; n = 248 vs. 1. January to 30. June 2024; n = 231).

Results: The proportion of patients screened for malnutrition risk in 2022 was 31%, compared to 89% in 2024 (p < 0.001). In 2022, 40 patients received nutrition therapy, of whom 25 were considered at high risk of malnutrition (62.5%). In 2024, 55 patients received nutrition therapy, and 52 (94.5%) were classified at high risk of malnutrition. The difference in the proportion of individuals at high risk of malnutrition who received appropriate nutrition therapy was statistically significant between the two years (23% in 2022 compared to 93% in 2024, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Increased involvement of a clinical nutritionists, resulted in higher proportion of screened patients and nutrition therapy directed at those who needed it most.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared