Summary Introduction and aims The Self-Evaluation of Food Intake (SEFI®) is a simple tool
to assess food intake that correlates well with the diagnosis of malnutrition in the hospital …

Background & aims Screening for malnutrition upon hospital admission is the first crucial
step for proper nutritional assessment and treatment. While several nutritional screening and …

Background: The feasibility of accessing data in hospitalized patients to support a
malnutrition diagnosis using the new Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics–American Society …

Background Multiple malnutrition diagnostic tools are available in clinical practice, yet,
evidence on their validity and reliability is limited. We aim to assess and compare the validity …

Objective: For the early detection and treatment of malnourished hospital patients no valid
screening instrument for the Dutch language exists. Calculation of percentage weight loss …

Background Malnutrition is prevalent in hospital, and the Subjective Global Assessment
(SGA) has been widely used for its identification. However, in the last decade, new tools …

OBJECTIVE: Malnutrition in hospitalized patients is a major problem that is underdiagnosed.
Early recognition of malnutrition is important for nutritional support to be effective. Our aims …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Assessment of dietary intake using a 3-day dietary record may
delay the management of undernutrition. Methods allowing a quick estimation of dietary …

OBJECTIVE: Although several validated nutritional screening tools have been developed to
“triage” inpatients for malnutrition diagnosis and intervention, there continues to be debate in …

Background The aim of this study was to validate a nutrition screening tool for use in South
Manchester University Hospitals Trust. Method A sample of 100 patients was selected from …