TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG VÀ NHU CẦU KHÁM, TƯ VẤN DINH DƯỠNG CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH KHÁM NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN BỆNH NHIỆT ĐỚI TRUNG ƯƠNG NĂM 2022

Abstract

Background: Nutrition is crucial for human health. Individualized nutritional counseling proves more effective in changing disease-related eating behaviors because it is tailored to individual characteristics, such as medical conditions, behaviors, habits, and barriers. This approach helps formulate appropriate
intervention strategies, thereby motivating patients to make positive changes.
Objectives: To describe the nutritional status and assess the need for nutritional examination and counseling of outpatients at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in 2022.
Subjects and methods: A cross - sectional study on 230 outpatients aged 18 and older, examinated at National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, from June 2022 to December 2022.
Results: 9.6% of patients exhibit chronic energy deficiency (CED). The overweight-obesity rate is 11.3% (according to WHO score). 10% of patients are at risk of malnutrition with the MST score, and 25.7% with the MUST score. While 90% of patients express willingness to use the nutritional consultation service at
the hospital, but 80.4% are unsure about complying with nutritional instructions when receiving advice. The desired consultation duration is between 15 - 30 minutes (60%), with a payment range of 50,000 - 100,000 VND accounting for the highest rate (47%).
Conclusions: It is necessary to conduct nutritional risk screening for outpatients. Patients identified at risk of malnutrition require early nutritional support. Additionally, there is a need to further promote communication and awareness efforts to ensure that patients can easily access nutrition consulting services
when needed.