Use of body composition for nutrition assessment in an IFU
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Patient perception on Using Body Composition for Nutritional Assessment in an Intestinal Failure Unit: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
IRAS ID
340113
Contact name
Simon Lal
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 1 days
Research summary
Body composition is a term used by health professionals that refers to the quantities of fat, muscle and bone in your body and is used regularly to assess nutritional status. However, there are few publications that assess the acceptability of the body composition assessment use in Intestinal Failure (IF) by patients. This includes patients’ perceptions of having body composition measurements taken regularly and their perception of how the results reflect their nutritional status and predicted outcome as part of the pre-habilitation (preparation for surgery) pathway.
Body composition is assessed by measuring anthropometry (e.g. weight, height, BMI, arm muscle circumference, triceps skinfolds, calf circumference, body impedance analysis and grip strength). We would like to understand what the perceptions of this are including whether these values motivate them towards goals, what are the barriers, and get an overall idea of the value of the time spent to do these tests on patients.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
24/WA/0187
Date of REC Opinion
10 Jun 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion