AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to compare five commonly used malnutrition screening tools against an acknowledged definition of malnutrition in one hospital inpatient sample. BACKGROUND Early identification and intervention of malnutrition in hospital patients may prevent later complications. Several screening tools have reported their diagnostic accuracy, but the criterion ...

Abstract Introduction Malnutrition is strongly associated with negative outcomes in aged populations cancer. Several studies have compared the of nutritional-screening tools, but knowledge specifically covering older adult patients cancer remains limited. The aim this study was to compare two Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) versus Mini Nutritional (MNA) for population. M...

Despite the significant impact of malnutrition in hospitalised patients, it is often not identified by clinical staff in daily practice. To improve nutritional support in hospitals, standardised routine nutritional screening is essential. The Graz Malnutrition Screening (GMS) tool was developed for the purpose of malnutrition risk screening in a large hospital setting involving different depart...

The higher incidence of malnutrition in elderly is well documented. Elderly nursing home residents seem to have a higher risk of malnutrition with respect to the community dwelling elderly population. A comparative study was therefore performed to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly living at old age homes and in community, in the city of Mangalore. Subjects aged over 60 years were inclu...

BACKGROUND The usefulness of the nutritional screening tool Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form - Version II (MEONF-II) relative to Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) remains untested. Here we attempted to fill this gap by testing the diagnostic performance and user-friendliness of the MEONF-II and the NRS 2002 in relation to the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) among hospita...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to study the effect of individualised meals on nutritional status among older people living in municipal residential homes and to compare the results with a control group. An additional aim was to estimate direct health care costs for both groups. SETTING Six different municipal residential homes in the south-east of Sweden. PARTICIPANTS Older people living in three re...

Background: Malnourishment is highly prevalent among COPD patients. The study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of hospital admitted patients evaluate relationships between indices and pulmonary function parameters with severity correlation. Methods: A cross-sectional observational done constituting 50 spirometryproven at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Lung measured by routine s...

BACKGROUND Demographic transition in Nepal, like in many developing countries, has resulted in a burgeoning elderly population whose health status is not currently monitored. One pillar of health is adequate nutrition. Yet, little is known about the nutritional health status of the elderly in Nepal. The financial, material, and personnel limitations in Nepal's health delivery services necessita...

Aim: Present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of nutritional status on oral health related quality life using Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) among geriatric population attending outpatient department (OPD) tertiary care centre in Rishikesh. Settings and Design: cross-sectional male & female participants Outpatients Department centre, RISHIKESH. Methods Material: Nu...

OBJECTIVE To determine if there exist differences in the nutritional status of patients with dementia according to the type and severity of the disease. METHOD In this cross-sectional study we carried out an assessment of the nutritional status (anthropometrical assessment, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Chang's protocol) in 83 institutionalized elderly diagnosed with dementia at evolutionary s...