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Informiranost i stavovi medicinskih sestara o dijetoterapiji i nutritivnoj potpori osoba s kroničnom opstruktivnom bolesti u bolničkom okruženju

Introduction In patients with COPD, the quality of care in the area of nutritional support is of particular importance, as it significantly influences treatment outcomes and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate nurses' knowledge of nutritional support for people with COPD. Material and methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey with 175 respondents conducted in an anonymous survey from November 2020 to April 2021. A hi-squared test was used to check whether the obtained/observed frequencies of respondents' answers to the survey questions differed from the theoretical frequencies that would be expected per case. Results The knowledge of the nurses surveyed was below average and 44.6% of them were rated negatively. Mostly they know what kind of diet is recommended for COPD patients, they are not familiar with the composition and effect of the adapted enteral preparation, nor with the differentiation of metabolism, CO₂ production during macronutrient metabolism and the influence on the course, especially in the phase of exacerbation of the disease. Only two subjects consider themselves fully educated about diet therapy and clinical nutrition, 44 (25.1%) consider themselves somewhat educated, and as many as 39 (22.3%) consider themselves totally in need. Subjects are interested in additional education, but indicate that there are currently no ongoing educational programmes within the hospital system for nutritional support for COPD patients. Conclusion Knowledge of nutritional support is below average, suggesting that additional education of nurses on diet therapy and nutritional support is needed, both during training and within health facilities through lifelong education and training, which should include dietitians and pharmacists in addition to physicians.

KOBP, medicinske sestre, dijetoterapija, nutritivna potpora, prehrana, informiranost, stavovi

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