Comparison of two validation nutrition tools in hospitalized elderly: Full mini nutritional assessment and short-form mini nutritional assessment

Mini Nutritional Assessment and cancer.

Evaluation of the Iranian Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form in Community-dwelling Elderly.

BACKGROUND This study was aimed to assess agreement and diagnostic accuracy of the Iranian version of Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF) against the original MNA, as a gold standard in community-dwelling elderly. METHODS The full MNA and 9-item MNA-SF comprising questions regarding clinical status, dietary assessment and self-perception of health status and nutri-tion together wi...

Validity and Reliability of Turkish Self-Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale

Introduction: The most common nutritional problem observed among the aged is malnutrition. The study was conducted as methodological research to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish Self Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale (Self-MNA) among Turkish elderly people. Methods: Data were collected from 131 aged individuals with the Sociodemographic Information Form, Mini Nutritional As...

Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA): Research and Practice in the Elderly

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Comparative nutrition evaluation with the Mini Nutritional Assessment and the Nutritional Risk Assessment Scale.

35 Malnutrition in geriatric hospital inpatients over 75 years old is one of the strongest indicators of a poor outcome, including mortality. A subjective rating of the nutritional status correlated strongly (p ! 0.001) with the subsequent mortality at follow-up times of 6, 18, and 30 months after discharge from hospital. Mortality was twice as high in malnourished patients as in normally nouri...