Screening for Undernutrition in Geriatric Practice: Developing the Short-Form Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF)

Z. Rubenstein, Laurence; O. Harker, Judith; Salvà, Antoni; Guigoz, Y.; Vellas, Bruno

doi:10.1093/gerona/56.6.m366

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Screening for Undernutrition in Geriatric Practice: Developing the Short-Form Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF)

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Jun 1, 2001

Authors:

Laurence Z. Rubenstein

Judith O. Harker

Antoni Salvà

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is a validated assessment instrument for nutritional problems, but its length limits its usefulness for screening. We sought to develop a screening version of this instrument, the MNA-SF, that retains good diagnostic accuracy. METHODS: We reanalyzed ...

Subject

Malnutrition

Medicine

Gold standard (test)

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