Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams 
in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship

Paweł Juszczak; Jakub Noskiewicz; Patrycja Sosnowska; Michał Sawicki; Magdalena Frankowicz; Jarosław Rogacki; Przemysław Mańkowski

doi:10.5114/pg.2021.104735

Abstract

1/2021 vol. 16

Original paper

Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship

Paweł Juszczak ^{1, 2}

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Jakub Noskiewicz ¹

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Patrycja Sosnowska ²

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Michał Sawicki ²

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Magdalena Frankowicz ²

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Jarosław Rogacki ²

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Przemysław Mańkowski ²

Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Traumatology, and Urology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Gastroenterology Rev 2021; 16 (1): 43–46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2021.104735

Online publish date: 2021/03/26

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AMA

Juszczak P, Noskiewicz J, Sosnowska P, et al. Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship. Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny. 2021;16(1):43-46. doi:10.5114/pg.2021.104735.

APA

Juszczak, P., Noskiewicz, J., Sosnowska, P., Sawicki, M., Frankowicz, M., & Rogacki, J. et al. (2021). Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship. Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny, 16(1), 43-46. https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2021.104735

Chicago

Juszczak, Paweł, Jakub Noskiewicz, Patrycja Sosnowska, Michał Sawicki, Magdalena Frankowicz, Jarosław Rogacki, and Przemysław Mańkowski. 2021. "Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship". Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny 16 (1): 43-46. doi:10.5114/pg.2021.104735.

Harvard

Juszczak, P., Noskiewicz, J., Sosnowska, P., Sawicki, M., Frankowicz, M., Rogacki, J., and Mańkowski, P. (2021). Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship. Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny, 16(1), pp.43-46. https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2021.104735

MLA

Juszczak, Paweł et al. "Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship." Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny, vol. 16, no. 1, 2021, pp. 43-46. doi:10.5114/pg.2021.104735.

Vancouver

Juszczak P, Noskiewicz J, Sosnowska P, Sawicki M, Frankowicz M, Rogacki J et al. Evaluation of the activity and medical nutrition therapy types used by nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship. Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny. 2021;16(1):43-46. doi:10.5114/pg.2021.104735.

Introduction

Nutrition therapy is medical treatment that includes assessment of patients’ nutritional status, their nutrient requirements, supply of nutritional products in appropriate quantities, and monitoring all of these processes. The nutrition support team is responsible for the organization of the nutrition therapy. Aim: To evaluate the activity of nutrition support teams in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship.

Material and methods

An evaluation of nutrition support teams’ activity and the types of nutrition therapy used in hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship was made. In order to collect all the necessary data, a questionnaire with closed-ended questions was sent to all hospitals registered in the voivodeship.

Results

Out of 25 hospitals that returned the completed questionnaire, 15 (60.0%) confirmed the presence of a nutrition support team in their structures. In previous reports it was 17 centres (68.0%) that had such team, but sometimes the team was not working to its full extent. 73.0% of hospitals were satisfied with both the presence of the team and its activity concerning proper fulfilment of entrusted tasks. The activity of nutrition support teams in the Greater Poland voivodeship correlated closely with the size of the hospital.

Conclusions

Nutrition support teams function in the majority of hospitals in the Greater Poland voivodeship. Nutrition teams are more common in larger hospitals. In order to provide proper medical nutrition therapy, the legal obligation to appoint nutrition support teams in the hospitals should be restored.