Identifying older people at risk of malnutrition and treatment in the community: prevalence and concurrent validation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist with 'MUST'.
Jane L MurphyA AburrowA GuestiniR BrownE ParsonsK WallisPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)
The Patients Association Nutrition Checklist has potential for early identification of malnutrition risk, attributed to unintentional weight loss and appetite changes with signposting to basic dietary advice and appropriate support. Further work is required to understand how this tool could be effectively used by stakeholders including volunteers, community workers and home care staff.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- weight loss
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- roux en y gastric bypass
- squamous cell carcinoma
- risk assessment
- insulin resistance
- body mass index
- gastric bypass
- replacement therapy
- obese patients
- clinical evaluation