A comparison of the malnutrition screening tools, MUST, MNA and bioelectrical impedance assessment in frail older hospital patients

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 296-301

  Slee, Adrian ^a   Birch, Deborah ^b   Stokoe, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance assessment; Frailty; Malnutrition; MNA; MUST

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ASSESSMENT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION UNIVERSAL SCREENING TOOL; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT SHORT FORM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; IMPEDANCE; MASS SCREENING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84924550824     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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