Machado et al. BMC Geriatrics (2015) 15:132 DOI 10.1186/s12877-015-0129-6 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Validity of the portuguese version of the mini nutritional assessment in brazilian elderly 1* 1 2 Renata Santos Pereira Machado , Maria Auxiliadora Santa Cruz Coelho and Renato Peixoto Veras Abstract Background: Malnutrition is common and affects negatively the health of the older adult. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), a nutritional assessment tool allows to identify elders malnourished and at risk of malnutrition. The aim of this study is to validate the Portuguese version of the MNA. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 344 Brazilian elderly. The full version ...
Part of a presentation given at the Canadian Nutrition Society Conference Manon Laporte RD, MSc June 2013 (revised February 2015) Validated Nutrition Screening Tools (for hospital use) Simple Screening Tools (# 1 & # 2) Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) Mini Nutritional Assessment – Short Form (MNA-SF) Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool (CNST) Canadian Nutrition Screening Tool (CNST) 2014 Ask the patient the following questions Yes No Have you lost weight in the past 6 months without trying to lose this weight? If the patient ...
MalJNutr13(1): 29-44, 2007 Validation of Nutritional Screening Tools Against Anthropometric and Functional Assessments Among Elderly People in Selangor SuzanaShaharandSitiSaifaHussain Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ABSTRACT This cross sectional study was conducted to determine the validity of three screening tools, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), Malnu- trition Risk Screening Tool for Community (MRST-C) and Malnutrition Risk Screening Tool for Hospital (MRST-H) among elderly people at health clinics. The screening tools were validated against anthropometric and functional assessments. The anthropometric assessments that were carried out included body weight, height ...
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