P258 Thirty Percent Misclassification in Bmi Due to Self-Reported Height and Weight in Hospital Inpatients

Neelemaat, F.; Weijs, P.J.M.; Kruizenga, H.M.; Schueren, M.A.E. van Bokhorst-de van der

doi:10.1016/s1744-1161(08)70321-1

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“…Prevalence is reported to vary from 25% to 40% in hospital inpatients to 15–20% in home care and 20–25% in nursing homes . It is also known that only 15% of the malnourished patients is recognized on admission to the hospital and receives proper nutritional treatment . In this study, malnutrition refers to undernutrition.…”

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“…It is common practice that patients are questioned on various parameters including body weight and height as well as symptoms during the intake process. Thirty per cent misclassification in BMI because of self‐reported body weight and height in hospital inpatients has yet been demonstrated . Depending on local practice, nurses and/or dieticians are responsible for the initial nutritional screening and assessment of all patients during the intake process.…”

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Self‐reported body weight and height on admission to hospital: A reliable method in multi‐professional evidence‐based nutritional care?

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Int J of Nursing Practice

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Screening patients' nutritional status on admission to hospital is recommended by evidence-based guidelines on malnutrition. In practice, self-reported values for body weight and height are often used by nurses and dieticians. This study assessed the accuracy of self-reported body weight and height and whether these self-reported values might be influenced by the nature of the health-care worker involved. Patients (n = 611) on admission reported their body weight and height to a nurse and a dietician. Reported values were analysed and compared with the measured values. Self-reported values for body weight and height on admission are not always accurate. Patients do report different values to different health-care workers. Self-reported values for body weight to nurses were more accurate as compared with dieticians. Self-reported values for body weight and height are subject to observer bias and should be used with caution in nutritional screening and multi-professional nutritional care.

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confidence: 99%