Validity of nutritional screening with MUST and SNAQ in hospital outpatients
- Leistra, E
- Langius, Jacqueline A E
- Evers, A.M.
- van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren, Marian A E
- Visser, M
- de Vet, Henrica C W
- Kruizenga, H M
DOIAbstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The majority of hospital outpatients with undernutrition is unrecognized, and therefore untreated. There is a need for an easy and valid screening tool to detect undernutrition in this setting. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool) and SNAQ (Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire) tools for undernutrition screening in hospital outpatients. METHODS: In a large multicenter-hospital-outpatient population, patients were classified as: severely undernourished (body mass index (BMI) 5% in the last month or >10% in the last 6 months), moderately undernourished (BMI 18.5-20 (<65 years) or 20-22 ( ≥ 65 years) and/or 5-10% unintentional weight loss...
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