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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Screening for malnutrition in hospitalised older people: comparison of the Mini Nutritional Assessment with its short-form versions |
Author: | Dent, E. Chapman, I. Piantadosi, C. Visvanathan, R. |
Citation: | Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2017; 36(2):E8-E13 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1440-6381 1741-6612 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Elsa Dent, Ian Chapman, Cynthia Piantadosi, Renuka Visvanathan |
Abstract: | Objective: To determine how well the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Short Form (MNA-SF) performed as a nutritional screening tool when calf circumference replaced body mass index (BMI) as the included anthropometric measurement. Methods: A total of 100 patients ≥70 years were recruited from a Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit. results: Mean age of patients was 85.2 (6.1) years. By the full MNA, 40% of patients were malnourished. The MNA correlated highly with both of its short-form versions (r = 0.87 and r = 0.90 for the BMI and calf circumference versions, respectively). Both MNA-SF versions also showed high accuracy in identifying malnutrition (auROC values >0.89). conclusions: The MNA-SF is a rapid and accurate way to screen for malnutrition in hospitalised older adults. Substitution of BMI measurement with the time-efficient calf circumference measurement maintained MNA-SF accuracy. It is recommended that calf circumference measurement be used for nutritional screening by MNA-SF in a hospital setting. |
Keywords: | aged inpatients nutritional status predictive value of tests screening |
Rights: | © 2017 AJA Inc. |
DOI: | 10.1111/ajag.12402 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1112672 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1041687 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12402 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Psychology publications |
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