Gameiro Joana, Oliveira Raquel, Baltazar Ana Lúcia, Rocha Clara, Pereira Marta, Martins Diana, Lima João P M, Mendes Fernando
Coimbra Health School (ESTeSC), Polytechnic University of Coimbra, 3046-854 Coimbra, Portugal.
Unidade de Nutrição e Dietética, Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, Rua das Olhalvas, 2414-016 Leiria, Portugal.
Nutrients. 2025 Jan 12;17(2):261. doi: 10.3390/nu17020261.
The dietary intake of hospitalised patients is often compromised during hospitalisation, which can be a causal factor for hospital malnutrition. This is considered a public health problem worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of other complications.
Our objective was to determine the dietary intake of hospitalised individuals and if the prescribed diet influences it.
Food intake data were collected from 299 lunches of patients admitted to a hospital, using the visual estimation method with a five-point scale. Three existing diets were considered, and the energy and macronutrient values of the meal were calculated. The minimum energy and protein requirements were also calculated.
The components of the tray with the highest intake were soup and dessert; no significant differences were found between the percentage intake of each element and the prescribed diet. More than 50% of the individuals did not meet their minimum energy requirements, and only 36.5% had a protein intake that was within the recommendations.
Dietary intake is much lower than prescribed, and nutritionists need to act to reduce the prevalence of hospital malnutrition.
住院患者的饮食摄入在住院期间常常受到影响，这可能是医院营养不良的一个致病因素。这在全球范围内被视为一个公共卫生问题，并且与其他并发症风险增加相关。
我们的目的是确定住院患者的饮食摄入量以及规定饮食是否会对其产生影响。
采用五点视觉估计法，从一家医院收治的患者的299份午餐中收集食物摄入数据。考虑了三种现有的饮食，并计算了餐食的能量和宏量营养素值。还计算了最低能量和蛋白质需求量。
摄入量最高的餐盘食物是汤和甜点；各元素的摄入量百分比与规定饮食之间未发现显著差异。超过50%的个体未达到其最低能量需求，只有36.5%的蛋白质摄入量在推荐范围内。
饮食摄入量远低于规定量，营养学家需要采取行动以降低医院营养不良的发生率。
