TY - CONF
T1 - Knowledge and practice among dietitians in four Western European countries regarding malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia
AU - ter Beek, Lies
AU - Vanhauwaert, Erika
AU - Slinde, Frode
AU - Orrevall, Ylva
AU - Henriksen, Christine
AU - Johansson, Madelene
AU - Vereecken, Carine
AU - Rothenberg, Elisabet
AU - Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Adequate distinction between malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia is important in clinical care. Despite the overlap in physical characteristics, differences in etiology have therapeutical and prognostic implications. We aimed to determine whether dietitians in selected European countries have ‘proper knowledge’ of malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia, and use terminology accordingly.
AB - Adequate distinction between malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia is important in clinical care. Despite the overlap in physical characteristics, differences in etiology have therapeutical and prognostic implications. We aimed to determine whether dietitians in selected European countries have ‘proper knowledge’ of malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia, and use terminology accordingly.
KW - klinische zorg
KW - ondervoeding
KW - diëtisten
KW - clinical care
KW - malnutrition
KW - dietitians
M3 - Poster
ER -