Sharmela A/P Sahathevan



Salutation
Dr

School/Centre
School of Health Sciences

Department
Nutrition and Dietetics

Position
Lecturer

Email
sharmela@imu.edu.my

Professional Network


Education

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PhD (Dietetics), 2020 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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MSc (Dietetics), 2015 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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BSc (Dietetics), 2010 Universiti Putra Malaysia

Memberships

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Malaysian Dietitians Association Ordinary Member 2014 - Present

Research Funding
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Factors associated with malnutrition, sarcopenia and frailty and nutrition intervention survey among hospitalised older adults: a cross-sectional study IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
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Exploring the association between dietary practices, nutritional literacy, knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) and nutritional status in Malaysian hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study IMU Internal Research Grant | 11 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
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Image Recognition using Machine Learning to Determine Calorie and Sugar Content in Fruits and Vegetables for Individuals with Diabetes IMU Internal Research Grant | 11 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
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Content quality evaluation of websites on children, adolescents, adult, and elderly nutrition IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2023 - 31 Oct 2023

Publications

Research Articles

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Identifying challenges and potential solutions for sustainable kidney care delivery in selected Asian Countries JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION 2023
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Background: Muscle wasting, observed in patients with end-stage kidney disease and protein energy wasting (PEW), is associated with increased mortality for those on hemodialysis (HD). Oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) and nutrition counseling (NC) are treatment options for PEW but research targeting muscle status, as an outcome metric, is limited. NUTRITION AND METABOLISM IN KIDNEY DISEASES 2023
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Barriers and Facilitators to Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition Implementation Targeting Protein Energy Wasting in Malaysian Hemodialysis Patients HEALTHCARE 2022
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Protein Energy Wasting in a Cohort of Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh NUTRIENTS 2022
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Is malnutrition a determining factor of health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients? A cross-sectional design examining relationships with a comprehensive assessment of nutritional status QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH 2022
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Effectiveness of a Nutritional Mobile Application for Management of Hyperphosphatemia in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Open-Label Randomized Clinical Trial JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE 2022
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Benchmarking Diet Quality to Assess Nutritional Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: Applying Adequacy and Moderation Metrics of the Hemodialysis-Healthy Eating Index JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION 2022
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A Mobile App for Triangulating Strategies in Phosphate Education Targeting Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in Malaysia: Development, Validation, and Patient Acceptance HEALTHCARE 2022
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Muscle status response to oral nutritional supplementation in hemodialysis patients with protein energy wasting: A multi-center randomized, open label-controlled trial FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION 2021
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Composition and Functionality of Lipid Emulsions in Parenteral Nutrition: Examining Evidence in Clinical Applications (vol 11, 506, 2020) FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY 2021
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Response to" Intraclass correlation coefficient and reliability of muscle mass measurements" JPEN. JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION 2021
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Circulating fatty acid profiles are associated with protein energy wasting in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 2021
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Validity of ultrasound imaging in measuring quadriceps muscle thickness and cross‐sectional area in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION 2021
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Validity of ultrasound imaging in measuring quadriceps muscle thickness and cross-sectional area in hemodialysis patients JPEN J PARENTER ENTERAL NUTR. EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT 2020
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Association of dietary patterns with serum phosphorus in maintenance haemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional study SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 2020
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Habitual dietary patterns of patients on hemodialysis indicate nutritional risk JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION 2020
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Composition and functionality of lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: Examining evidence in clinical applications FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY 2020
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Understanding development of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients: a narrative review NUTRIENTS 2020
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Association of ultrasound-derived metrics of the quadriceps muscle with protein energy wasting in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional study NUTRIENTS 2020
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HD-FFQ to Detect Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities for a Multiethnic Asian Dialysis Population NUTRIENTS 2020
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Exploring metabolic signature of protein energy wasting in hemodialysis patients METABOLITES 2020
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MON-119 APPLICATION OF GENDER SPECIFIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY CUT-OFFS TO DETERMINE RISK OF PROTEIN ENERGY WASTING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 2019
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MON-100 DIETARY PHOSPHATE INTAKE PATTERNS IN MALAYSIAN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: UNDERSTANDING DETERMINANTS OF PATIENT BEHAVIORS KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 2019
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MON-102 ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PLASMA TRIACYLGLYCEROL FATTY ACID STATUS AND BODY COMPOSITION IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 2019
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Dietary fatty acid intake in hemodialysis patients and associations with circulating fatty acid profiles: A cross-sectional study NUTRITION 2019
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Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2018
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Assessing nutritional status–Quick tools JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2018
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Egg intake in chronic kidney disease NUTRIENTS 2018
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Clinical efficacy and feasibility of whey protein isolates supplementation in malnourished peritoneal dialysis patients: A multicenter, parallel, open-label randomized controlled trial CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN 2018
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Efficacy of nutritional interventions on inflammatory markers in haemodialysis patients: A systematic review and limited meta-analysis NUTRIENTS 2018
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Protein-energy wasting and nutritional supplementation in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis CLINICAL NUTRITION 2017
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Carbohydrates but not Fats Trigger Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Findings from the Malaysia Lipid Study (MLS) THE FASEB JOURNAL 2016
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Dialysis malnutrition and malnutrition inflammation scores: Screening tools for prediction of dialysis-related protein-energy wasting in Malaysia ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2016
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ASSOCIATION OF DIETARY FATTY ACID INTAKES WITH INFLAMMATION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, AND ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY IN MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS JPEN J PARENTER ENTERAL NUTR 2015
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Reading the mind of children in response to food advertising: a cross-sectional study of Malaysian schoolchildren’s attitudes towards food and beverages advertising on television BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 2015
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Assessing protein energy wasting in a Malaysian haemodialysis population using self-reported appetite rating: a cross-sectional study BMC NEPHROLOGY 2015
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Routine hospital screening tool (nrs-2002) is adequate for identifying malnourished dialysis patients in malaysia. KIDNEY RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 2012

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Other Publications

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Oral Nutritional Supplementation 5th Renal Nutrition Conference 2024 | 22 Jun 2024
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Lecturer Nutritional Assessment for Dialysis Patients Webinar | 11 Jul 2023
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Collaborative Roles for Pharmacists, Dietitians, and RN Lead Clinics World Congress of Nephrology 2022 | 24 Feb 2022
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Overview of Standard Screening Tools of Nutritional, Protein Energy Status: Low-Middle Income Countries (LMIC) Practices Global Renal Internet Course for Dietitians (GRID) | 09 Jun 2021


Supervisions
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Chen Pei Yee | Undergraduate | 04 Aug 2023 Thesis: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) on Renal Diets and its Association with Nutritional Status among Hemodialysis Patients
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Meghan Danika | Undergraduate | 04 Aug 2023 Thesis: Dietary Protein Sources and its Association with Nutritional Status among Haemodialysis Patients
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Gan Zye Ru | Undergraduate | 04 Aug 2023 Thesis: Exploring The Association between Nutrition Literacy and Nutritional Status in Malaysian Hemodialysis Patients