Malnutrition, symptom burden and predictive validity of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment in Central Australian haemodialysis patients: A cross sectional study.

Lauren CaruanaLiz NicholsKelly Lambert

Published in: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (2022)

Malnutrition was found to be common, and we suggest using a Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment total score of ≥3 to improve the identification of malnourished individuals in this cohort of predominantly Indigenous haemodialysis patients. This will significantly increase referrals for dietetic intervention.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
randomized controlled trial
case report
physical activity
risk factors
depressive symptoms
african american
bioinformatics analysis