篇名 | Assessment of Dietary Habits in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure |
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卷期 | 28:1 |
作者 | Hilal UYSAL 、 Havva ÖZ ALKAN 、 Nuray ENÇ 、 Zerrin YIĞIT |
頁次 | 007-007 |
關鍵字 | heart failure 、 food preference form 、 food variety 、 Healthy Eating Index 、 MEDLINE 、 Scopus 、 SSCI 、 TSCI 、 TSSCI 、 SCIE |
出刊日期 | 202002 |
DOI | 10.1097/ jnr.0000000000000329 |
Background: Nutritional deficiency is a critical factor in the development and prognosis of heart failure. An optimal diet should be ensured and maintained to manage the symptoms of heart failure. Purpose: This study assessed the dietary habits of patients with chronic heart failure using diet quality indices with the goal of determining their nutritional status. Methods: Forty-four female patients and 56 male patients (mean age: 66 _ 11.38 years) who had been admitted to the cardiology clinics of a university hospital in Istanbul between March 2012 and August 2014 were included in this study. Results: In terms of body mass index, 34% of the participants were normal weight, 37% were overweight, and 21% were obese. Furthermore, this study found the mean daily total energy intake to be inadequate and the total mean score of the Healthy Eating Index to be 74.6 _ 9.32. The diet quality of most participants fell into the “needs improvement” category. Conclusions: This study used the Healthy Eating Index, a measure developed to assess diet quality, to assess the food consumption patterns of patients with chronic heart failure. The findings support using this index before providing diet recommendations to patients.