Why the study?
Does global nutritional orientation improve nutritional knowledge, diet quality, anthropometrics, and quality of life in outpatients with heart failure?
Population
46 outpatients with heart failure, mean age 58 ± 10 years, 70% male.
Comparison
Additional nutritional guidance about diet and… vs Usual care with medical and nursing staff.
Design
RCT, Randomized to intervention or control group
Follow-up
6 months
Key result
Global nutritional orientation in heart failure patients significantly increased nutritional knowledge and decreased caloric, fat, and sodium intake compared to usual care (p < 0.05).
Authors
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Supports integrating nutritional orientation into heart failure care; confirms RCT benefits on knowledge and intake.
RCT (n=46)
randomized
Does global nutritional orientation improve nutritional knowledge, diet quality, anthropometrics, and quality of life in outpatients with heart failure?
p-value: p=< 0.05
A structured nutritional orientation program significantly improves dietary knowledge and reduces caloric, fat, and sodium intake in heart failure patients, though without short-term changes in quality of life or anthropometrics.
Alves et al. (2012) conducted an RCT in heart failure (n=46). Global nutritional orientation vs. Usual care was evaluated on Nutritional knowledge, adherence to food guidelines, anthropometrics and quality of life (p=< 0.05). Global nutritional orientation in heart failure patients significantly increased nutritional knowledge and decreased caloric, fat, and sodium intake compared to usual care (p < 0.05).
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