Validity of simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire for Turkish community-dwelling elderly and determining cut-off according to mini nutritional assessment

AKIN S., Ozer F. F., ERTÜRK ZARARSIZ G., Safak E. D., MUCUK S., Gocer Ş., ...More

ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, vol.83, pp.31-36, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 83
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.03.008
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.31-36
  • Keywords: Nutrition assessment, Mini nutritional assessment, SNAQ, Elderly, OLDER-PEOPLE, SHORT-FORM, SCREENING TOOLS, WEIGHT-LOSS, MALNUTRITION, DEPRESSION, FRAILTY, RISK, MANAGEMENT, ADULTS
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine a cut-off value for the SNAQ according to both the MNA long and MNA short forms and to assess whether the SNAQ can predict malnutrition or risk of malnutrition in the elderly.