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Short form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF): A useful screening tool to diagnose malnutrition in hospitalised and ambulatory geriatric patients?
Volkert, D.; Damm, L.; Saeglitz, C.; Stehle, P. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2005 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is a widespread tool to identify elderly persons with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition. Since the complete MNA (MNA-C) may be too long for routine screening in the clinical setting, a short-form version (MNA-SF, 6 questions of the MNA-C) is alternatively suggested. Aim: To assess the ability of the MNA-SF to predict malnutrition in hospitalised (HGP) and ambulatory geriatric patients (AGP) by a comparative evaluation with MNA-C. Methods: MNA-C and MNA-SF were performed in 204 consecutively admitted HGP aged 75 years or older one day after admission. All HG…
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