NCT03588169

Representations of Oral Nutritional Supplementation (ONS) in Hospitals : Gender differences_observational Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Over 30% of hospitalized patients are malnourished. These figures range from 20% to 60% in geriatric units. Undernutrition results either from a decrease in energy intake, an increase in needs, an increase in losses or a combination of these three causes. As a factor in mortality, morbidity and lengthening the time of hospital stays, undernutrition induces health costs 45 to 102% higher than a person who is not undernourished. The nutritional management of patients initially includes hygieno-dietary advice, then the implementation of an oral nutritional supplementation (ONS). A recent study conducted by our teams highlighted the low ONS consumption among women compared to men (39.48% vs 73.41%). Interviews with patients showed that 13 out of 17 had a negative opinion of ONS. The aim of this study is to show, on a larger scale, whether ONS consumption differs according to sex and if so, to highlight the obstacles to this consumption through the implementation of semi-directive interviews with patients. Ultimately, this research will lead to the implementation of alternative strategies to improve ONS consumption and to a better understanding of the obstacles to ONS consumption.

Conditions

• Malnutrition
• Oral Nutritional Supplementation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	semi-structured interviews	About 30 minutes and touching on the following subjects: * perception of hospital meals * patient representation of ONS * taking ONS and feelings about it

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-14
• Primary completion: 2019-02-28
• Completion: 2019-02-28
• First posted: 2018-07-17
• Last updated: 2019-10-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France