Tools to assess the nutritional status of acutely ill older adults.
Journal article, 2006
Nurses are responsible for identifying patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. They are also expected to follow-up patients' nutritional status and to initiate preventive and caring interventions. The aim of this Swedish study was to explore whether simple assessment tools used during hospital admission could identify older adults at risk of malnutrition.
Sensitivity and Specificity
Nutritional Status
standards
Hospitals
nursing
Mass Screening
Energy Intake
Medical History Taking
methods
Nursing Assessment
Geriatric Assessment
Nursing Evaluation Research
diagnosis
Risk Assessment
Malnutrition
Geriatric Nursing
methods
Aged
Acute Disease
etiology
Sweden
nursing
Risk Factors
methods
Nutrition Assessment
Nurse's Role
Female
standards
Body Mass Index
University
Humans
Male
Author
Mathilda Svahn Holmén
University of Gothenburg
Barbro Robertsson
University of Gothenburg
Helle Wijk
University of Gothenburg
Nursing older people
1472-0795 (ISSN)
Vol. 18 5 31-35Subject Categories
Nursing
Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
PubMed
16827063