Beyond Malnutrition Screening: Appropriate Methods to Guide Nutrition Care for Aged Care Residents

• Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 112; no. 3; pp. 376 - 381
• Main Authors: Isenring, Elisabeth A., PhD, AdvAPD, Banks, Merrilyn, PhD, AdvAPD, Ferguson, Maree, PhD, RD, AdvAPD, Bauer, Judith D., PhD, AdvAPD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Aged care; Aged, 80 and over; Anthropometry; Biological and medical sciences; body mass index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dietetics; elderly; experimental design; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Geriatric Assessment; Homes for the Aged; Humans; Internal Medicine; Long term health care; Long-Term Care; Male; Malnutrition; Malnutrition - diagnosis; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Mass Screening - instrumentation; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Middle Aged; Nutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Nutrition screening; nutritional intervention; nutritional status; observational studies; Older people; Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...); Prevalence; Quality of life; Queensland; questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Factors; screening; Sensitivity and Specificity; statistical analysis; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Queensland; Dietetics; Aged care; Nutrition screening; Nutrition; Malnutrition; Human; Nutrition disorder; Resident (student); Metabolic diseases; Resident; Medical screening; Care; Feeding

Abstract Background Malnutrition is common in older adults and early and appropriate nutrition intervention can lead to positive quality of life and health outcomes. Objective The purpose of our study was to determine the concurrent validity of several malnutrition screening tools and anthropometric...