Nutritional processes of care for older adults admitted to an oncology-acute care for elders unit

作者：Flood Kellie L; Brown Cynthia J; Carroll Maria B; Locher Julie L^*

来源：Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2011, 78(1): 73-78.

DOI：10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.02.011

• Cancer
• Hospital nutritional support
• OACE unit
• Older adults

Background: Acute care for elders (ACE) units have been established in the United States to prevent functional decline in older hospitalized patients.
Purpose: We sought to examine whether an ace unit that focused specifically on care of older oncology patients (OACE) compared with a usual care cancer ward (UCCW) demonstrated improved nutritional processes of care in patients who had documentation of nutritional deficits.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review to examine whether orders had been placed for a nutritional consult or use of nutritional supplements. Logistic regression analyses, controlling for confounding variables, were conducted to evaluate differences between the wards.
Results: OACE unit patients were 2.1 times more likely than UCCW patients to have a nutrition consult placed and 2.5 times more likely to have nutritional supplements ordered.
Conclusions: An OACE unit model of care resulted in increased nutritional interventions. Future work is warranted to evaluate outcomes of care.

• 出版日期2011-4