Validation of 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) for Hospitalized Children

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Abstract

Nutrition screening in pediatric hospitals is not a common practice in many countries. This study validated the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) with Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Paediatrics (STAMP), anthropometric measures, biochemical parameters, and dietary assessment. This cross-sectional study included 165 patients aged 2 to 12 years admitted as pediatric patients to the University Malaya Medical Centre. The tool identified 26.1% of patients as being at high risk of malnutrition. The findings suggest that Paediatric 3-MinNS offers a valid and reliable screening tool for early recognition of children at risk of malnutrition. © 2021 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Keywords

3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric, hospitalized children, malnutrition, screening tool, validation

Publication Title

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

36

Issue

2

Publisher

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

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