Nutritional screening and assessment tools for use by nurses: literature review

Green, Sue; Watson, Roger

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03350.x

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“…The NRS uses serum albumin concentrations as well as percentage weight loss to assess the individual's risk (Corish et al, 2004). The NRI tool is based on the individuals' BMI, percentage weight loss, appetite and ability to eat, as well as stress factors, in identifying the level of risk and susceptibility an individual has to undernutrition (Green and Watson, 2005). Three hundred and fifty nine admissions were screened in the two hospitals within 48 hours of their admission to the hospitals.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the provision of nutritional care

Fletcher¹,

Carey²

2011

Br J Nurs

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The nutritional care of patients is one of the primary responsibilities of all registered nurses (Persenius et al, 2008). A poor nutritional status can lead to malnutrition, which can have serious consequences for an individual's quality of life (Field and Smith, 2008). This paper commences with an introduction to the concept of nutrition, provides an overview of nutritional guidelines and nutritional screening tools which identify those at risk of malnutrition. It reviews the literature on nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices in the provision of nutritional care and debates challenges and opportunities encountered to help nurses ensure adequate patient nutrition.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the provision of nutritional care

Fletcher¹,

Carey²

2011

Br J Nurs

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“…Commonly requested criteria for a screening tool are that it is simple to conduct by medical staff or community health care teams and that it is noninvasive as well as quick to perform (<5 min). It should not involve calculations or include laboratory data and it should be easily interpretable, inexpensive, and reproducible [21,22]. Moreover, it should be sensitive enough to detect all or nearly all patients at nutritional risk.…”

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Nutritional screening tools in daily clinical practice: the focus on cancer

Leuenberger

Kurmann

Stanga

2010

Support Care Cancer

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Introduction Malnutrition is a common and under-recognized problem in cancer patients. It has been correlated to a large number of physical, psychological, and clinically relevant adverse effects in oncology patients, including impaired tolerance to anticancer therapy, adverse reactions, and reduced quality of life. Consequently, tailored strategies to identify patients at nutritional risk are essential to implement nutritional support effectively and to reduce cancer morbidity.

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“…Green and Watson (2006) identified 21 screening and assessment tools specifically designed for older adults, each with different cut-off points and characteristics. Validity and reliability of the tools are essential criteria (Green and Watson, 2005). However, nutrition screening is poorly performed in community settings and malnutrition remains under recognised (Watterson et al, 2009).…”

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Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: A systematic literature review

Hamirudin

Charlton

Walton

2016

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. Results Fiftyfour articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0% to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. Conclusions Timely nutrition screening of older adults living in the community, if followed up with appropriate intervention and monitoring improves the nutritional status of older adults. This indicates that nutrition intervention should be considered a priority following nutrition screening for malnourished and at risk older adults. Further evaluation of outcomes of nutrition screening and associated interventions, using structured pathways of care, is warranted. Abstract IntroductionNutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. MethodsA systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. ResultsFifty-four articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0 % to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. ConclusionsTimely ...

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Nutritional screening and assessment tools for use by nurses: literature review

Abstract: There are many published nutritional screening/assessment tools available for use by nurses to screen or assess the nutritional status of patients/clients. Many have not been subject to rigorous testing. Future work should consider a more standardized approach to the use of these tools.

Cited by 123 publications

References 71 publications

Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the provision of nutritional care

Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the provision of nutritional care

Nutritional screening tools in daily clinical practice: the focus on cancer

Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: A systematic literature review

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