Nutritional and epidemiological profile of patients with chronic kidney disease of an university hospital screening

• Grant number: 10/11179-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2010
• End date: September 30, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nutrition - Nutritional Analysis of Population
• Principal Investigator: Paula Garcia Chiarello
• Grantee: Paula Garcia Chiarello
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by slow, progressive and irreversible loss of renal functions. The nutritional and metabolic changes are strongly associated with the resulting increase in morbidity and mortality. The late referral (LR) of patients with CKD to specialized services is common and has major consequences as the increased morbidity and mortality, treatment costs, and worsening of life quality. Considering the nutritional status as an important prognostic factor of CKD development and the lack of information on patients at the time of referral to nephrology services, this study aims to determine the nutritional and epidemiological profile of these patients. This cross sectional study will be conducted with subjects with CKD aged over 18 years, referred to the outpatients emergency care, nephrology general and uremia of the Nephrology Service of an University Hospital. Protocols will be used for general assessment (clinical and socio-demographics) and nutritional assessment (anthropometric data, biochemical and food consumption). The study aims to provide information that may be useful in drawing up proposals to improve the nutritional care to patients with CKD. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GUERRA, DAIANE CRISTINA; NETO ANGELOCO, LARISSA RODRIGUES; FURTADO, WANDER R.; COELHO, EDUARDO BARBOSA; CHIARELLO, PAULA GARCIA. Late referral for chronic kidney disease patients: nutritional point of view. NUTRICION HOSPITALARIA, v. 31, n. 3, p. 1286-1293, MAR 2015. (10/11179-3)