Comparison of two validation nutrition tools in hospitalized elderly: Full mini nutritional assessment and short-form mini nutritional assessment [PDF]
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019 Background: The aim was to determine validity, reliability, and cutoff of full-mini nutritional assessment (MNA) and MNA-short form (SF) also which one was better for the screening of malnutrition in the Iranian hospitalized elderly.
Taher Doroudi +9 more
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Nutritional Assessment of Greek Liver Cirrhosis Patients: Mini Nutritional Assessment Predicts Mortality. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2022 Malnutrition is highly prevalent in liver cirrhosis (LC). It increases as the severity of the disease progresses and it is related to poor survival. The objectives of the study were the nutritional assessment of Greek LC patients, using various nutritional assessment and screening tools, and the comparison of their predictive value for mortality.
Koulentaki M +8 more
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Assessment of malnutrition in cancer patients: a geriatric approach with the mini nutritional assessment [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackground and objectivesMalnutrition is a common problem among cancer patients, significantly impacting clinical outcomes and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors in geriatric cancer ...
Ozlem Dogan +2 more
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Nutritional Indices for Assessing Fatty Acids: A Mini-Review [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Dietary fats are generally fatty acids that may play positive or negative roles in the prevention and treatment of diseases. In nature, fatty acids occur in the form of mixtures of saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), so their nutritional and/or medicinal values must be determined. Herein,
Hongbing Liu
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Usefulness of the mini nutritional assessment short-form for evaluating nutritional status in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a prospective cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Although the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is recognized as a useful tool for evaluating nutritional status in patients with various diseases, its applicability in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD ...
Eunki Chung +3 more
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Validity and Reliability of Turkish Self-Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale
Elderly Health Journal, 2021 Introduction: The most common nutritional problem observed among the aged is malnutrition. The study was conducted as methodological research to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish Self Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale (Self-MNA) among ...
Emine Ekici +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2023 Aim To investigate the risk factors for postoperative delirium among elderly patients undergoing elective surgery for gastroenterological cancer. Methods From May 2020 to March 2022, patients ≥75 years old with gastroenterological cancer who underwent ...
Tomoyuki Sugi +9 more
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A Cross Sectional Study on Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated With Malnutrition among Elderly Population in Hyderabad [PDF]
Healthline, 2022 Introduction: The elderly population is growing much faster. Ageing is a global phenomenon and it is expected that by 2050 every country in the world will have substantial increase in population aged 60 years and above. Malnutrition is common among older
Durga A, B Kiranmai, Adarsh Kumar K
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The status and socio-demographic predictors of geriatric malnutrition of rural Maharashtra of central India: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Healthline, 2023 Introduction: The elderly population has a lot to give to society but various issues like malnutrition hinder their activities and affect their quality of life.
Ruchita Khandre +3 more
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Is the mini nutritional assessment an appropriate tool to assess frailty in older adults?
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2011 G Abellan van Kan
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