Evaluation of the nutritional status of hemodialyzedpatients

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of kidneydisease (CKD) increases with the aging of the world'spopulation. In Poland, itisabout 16%. The most commoncauses of CKD arediabetes and hypertension. Earlydiagnosis of thisdisease and implementation of actionsare of greatimportance.

Aim of the study: Evaluation of the nutritional status of hemodialysispatients.

Material and methods: The researchmethodused in thisworkis the method of diagnosticexamination and researchmethods. In thiswork, the surveytechnique and the use of a scalewereused as researchtechniques. Tools used in thiswork for Self-assessmentquestionnaire, subjectiveglobalassessment of nutritional status (SGA), NRS scale - Riskassessmentrelated to nutritional status.

Results: Results of a study of associationsbetweenmultiplenutritionalstatuses in hemodialysispatients.

Conclusions:

1. Nutritional status does not significantlydepend on sociodemographicvariables.
2. The nutritional status dependssignificantly on the appetite, quantity and size of eatenmeals. People whoseappetiteisverypoor and the number of mealsis small aresuspected of malnutritionormoderatemalnutrition. peoplewhoeat the rightamount of meals show a goodnutritional status
3. Nutritional status dependssignificantly on the fluidsyou drink. In the group of patientstaking less than 3 glasses a day, theyaresuspected of malnutritionormoderatemalnutrition. Ifpatientstakemorefluids, theirnutritional status isnormal.
4. The nutritional status dependssignificantly on the symptoms and severity of the disease. The occurrence of ailmentssuch as loss of appetite, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, anorexiamayresult in poornutritional status. Such a conclusioncan be drawnthanks to ourownresearch.
5. Nutritional status does not significantlydepend on the level of knowledgeaboutpropernutrition. It depends, however, on the observance of itsrules. People who do not follow the rules of propernutrition show abnormalorsuspectednutritional status. Dialysispatientswho report thattheysometimesfollow the rules show normalnutritional status