Development and evaluation of nutritional screening tools

This study aims to describe the development and evaluation of nutritional screening tools to identify risk of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. From the identification of predictive variables, the patient should be referred to the multidisciplinary team of nutrition therapy for intervention. We...

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Published inRevista brasileira de enfermagem Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 607
Main Authors Aquino, Rita de Cássia, Philippi, Sonia Tucunduva
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Brazil 01.07.2012
Subjects
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Malnutrition - diagnosis
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Nutrition Assessment
Risk Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:This study aims to describe the development and evaluation of nutritional screening tools to identify risk of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. From the identification of predictive variables, the patient should be referred to the multidisciplinary team of nutrition therapy for intervention. Were studied 300 patients from a hospital in Sao Paulo, applied with a nutritional assessment survey of risk variables and conducted a multiple logistic regression for the selection of predictors. The variables associated with malnutrition were: unintentional weight loss, apparent bones, decreased appetite, diarrhea, inadequate energy intake and male sex. A nutritional screening tool was developed and showed good agreement with validated instruments.
ISSN:0034-7167