EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING ON NUTRIENT INTAKE AND OSND IN MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS.

Trishita Issar; Dr. B.V Sandeep; Dr. M. Rajeswari

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING ON NUTRIENT INTAKE AND OSND IN MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS.

Trishita Issar, Dr. B. V Sandeep, Dr. M. Rajeswari

Abstract :

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem and is now recognized as a common condition that is associated with an increased risk of malnutrition. Proper dietary knowledge and management is a key to good quality of life for patients on maintenance hemodialysis. This study was conducted to see the effect of diet management and nutritional counseling on the nutrient intake and nutritional status of maintenance hemodialysis patients. A total of 130 patients were enrolled and were given extensive nutritional counseling and dietary management for a period of 9 months. A malnutrition marker score called the OSND (objective score of nutrition on dialysis) along with 24 hour recall was collected at regular intervals (on enrollment, 3 months , 6 months and 9 months) to assess the results. A statistically significant improvement was seen in both the nutrient intake as well as the nutritional status.