Nutritional screening tools for hospitalized children: Methodological considerations

Summary Children who are admitted to the hospital are at a risk of developing undernutrition, especially children with an underlying disease. High percentages of both acute and chronic undernutrition have been reported in various Western countries for many years. Several nutritional screening tools...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2014-02, Vol.33 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Joosten, Koen F.M, Hulst, Jessie M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Hospitalized
Children
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Feasibility Studies
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hospital
Humans
Malnutrition - diagnosis
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional screening tools
Nutritional Status
Risk Factors
Undernutrition
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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Summary:Summary Children who are admitted to the hospital are at a risk of developing undernutrition, especially children with an underlying disease. High percentages of both acute and chronic undernutrition have been reported in various Western countries for many years. Several nutritional screening tools have been developed for hospitalized children in the last years. This review gives an overview of the nutritional screening tools that are currently available with a focus on their aims, clinical use and validity.
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2013.08.002