Using intervention mapping to develop an outpatient nursing nutritional intervention to improve nutritional status in undernourished patients planned for surgery

• Main Authors: Harm H. J. van Noort (Author), Maud Heinen (Author), Monique van Asseldonk (Author), Roelof G. A. Ettema (Author), Hester Vermeulen (Author), Getty Huisman-de Waal (Author), On the behalf of the Basic Care Revisited (BCR) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Undernutrition in surgical patients leads to a higher risk of postoperative complications like infections and delayed recovery of gastrointestinal functions, often resulting in a longer hospital stay and lower quality of life. Nurses at outpatient clinics can deliver nutritional...