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Table 5 Standard nutrition care strategies by site (n = 700)

From: Need for the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC): gaps in current nutrition care in five Canadian hospitals

Standard nutrition care strategies

Overall

(N = 700)

% (n)

Site A

(N = 152)

% (n)

Site B

(N = 119)

% (n)

Site C

(N = 159)

% (n)

Site D

(N = 131)

% (n)

Site E

(N = 139)

% (n)

 % that received any standard nutrition care strategies

83 (581) **

88.8 (135)

74.7 (89)

71.6 (114)

87.7 (115)

92 (128)

Most commonly reported standard nutrition care strategies:

(n = 581)

(n = 135)

(n = 89)

(n = 114)

(n = 115)

(n = 128)

 Positioning needs for eating addressed

18.9 (110) **

2.9 (4)

42.6 (38)

29.8 (34)

16.5 (19)

11.7 (15)

 Eating assistance needs addressed

20.3 (118) **

8.1 (11)

24.7 (22)

37.7 (43)

10.4 (12)

23.4 (30)

 Pain control addressed

69 (401) **

84.4 (114)

43.8 (39)

34.2 (39)

92.1 (106)

80.4 (103)

 Constipation/diarrhea addressed

54 (314) **

74.8 (101)

48.3 (43)

21 (24)

67.8 (78)

53.1 (68)

 Nausea addressed

41.3 (240) **

71.1 (96)

23.5 (21)

13.1 (15)

51.3 (59)

38.2 (49)

 Dysphagia diagnosed

17.2 (100) **

2.9 (4)

3.3 (3)

14 (16)

33 (38)

30.4 (39)

 Dysphagia addressed with diet

17 (99) **

4.4 (6)

7.8 (7)

11.4 (13)

29.5 (34)

30.4 (39)

  1. More than one strategy may be reported per audit
  2. **indicates statistically significant difference across sites (p < 0.0001)