Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of different nutritional treatment regimens on the nutritional status, activities of daily living, neurological deficits, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs of patients in the recovery period of cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 103 patients with cerebral infarction in the recovery stage admitted to Hefei Baihui Hospital from November 2023 to October 2024 were divided into three groups by the envelope method. Group A was a sequential nutrition group (n=24), group B was a conventional nutrition group (n=24), and group C was a modified nutrition group (n=55). The changes in indicators before and after 3 weeks of intervention were collected, and the intervention effects of the three nutritional treatment regimens were compared. Results After treatment, the nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS2002) of group C (2.69±0.86) was significantly lower than that of group A (3.54±0.88) and group B (3.12±0.99, F=8.842, P < 0.001). The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), ALB, and HB of group C were significantly higher than those of group A and group B (all P < 0.05). The CRP of group C was significantly lower than that of group A and group B (P < 0.05). Before and after treatment, the NRS2002 score of group A was significantly reduced, and the PNI, total protein (TP), ALB, prealbumin (PA), lymphocytes (LYM), and Barthel index (BI) were significantly increased (P < 0.05). The NRS2002 score, CRP, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of group B were significantly reduced, and the PNI score, TP, ALB, PA, LYM, and BI were significantly increased (P < 0.05). The NRS2002, CRP, and NIHSS scores of group C were significantly reduced, and the PNI score, TP, ALB, PA, HB, LYM, and BI were significantly increased (P < 0.05). The hospitalization cost of group C was the lowest, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion All three nutritional regimens can improve the nutritional status and prognosis of patients, and the modified nutritional regimen is more beneficial to patients.