GLIM criteria for the evaluation of nutrition in palliative care patients, a comparison of MNA-SF and NRS-2002

Introduction: A major cause of mortality and morbidity, malnutrition also increases the duration hospital stay costs. Therefore, early diagnosis detection those patients at risk is important. Many screening tests are available for patients. The validity reliability commonly used tests, Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS)-2002 Mini Assessment (MNA) have been proven in hospitalized new diagnostic criterion called Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) was created by an initiative same name as these criteria 2018. aim present study to evaluate differences superiority MNA, NRS-2002 GLIM palliative care with a malnutrition.
 
 Material method: 148 who were due clinical included study. filled out dieticians each patient within first 48 hours hospitalization. Within framework criteria, recorded weight loss from phenotypic based information obtained their relatives (more than five percent last six months or ten more over months). Hand dynamometer calf circumference measurements made show muscle loss. grip power measured three times both hands using Jamar Digital Dynamometer highest value recorded. cut-off accepted