Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Guide for Patients With Cirrhosis

In this study, the investigators aimed to evaluate the impact of the Nutrition in Cirrhosis guide, an evidence-based educational resource created by a team of experts in Canada. The Guide was conceived in order to inform patients and help them follow nutritional guidelines for cirrhosis, which has been shown to be a challenge. Specifically, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Guide on patients' nutritional knowledge, quality of life and nutritional risk over a 6-month period, as well as changes in dietary intake. Secondly, the goal was to evaluate patients' satisfaction of the Guide using focus groups. In this randomized controlled mixed-methods study conducted at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Research Center, patients in the intervention group (Guide+) received and used the Guide for 6 months, and a control group (Guide-) received standard of care. Data was collected at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.