Jessie Hulst, Anna de Lange, Kristen da Silva, Jillian Owens, Louise Bannister, Jordan Beaulieu, Fariha Chowdhury, Bonnie Fleming-Carroll, Beth Haliburton, Daina Kalnins, Sanjay Mahant, Sara McEwan, Adelina Morra, Lisa Talone, Nikhil Pai
Malnutrition affects up to 1 in 3 Canadian children admitted to hospital. Awareness among pediatric healthcare providers (HCP) of the prevalence and impacts of hospitalized malnutrition is critical for optimal management. The purpose of this study was to determine perceptions of malnutrition among pediatric HCP across two major academic health sciences centres, and to determine how the use of a standardized pediatric nutritional screening tool at one institution affects responses. Between 2020-2022, 192 HCP representing nursing, dietetics, medicine and other allied health were surveyed across McMaster Children's Hospital (MCH) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SK)...
January 30, 2024: Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism