Právne rozpravy on-screen II.: sekcia študentskej vedeckej činnosti : zborník z online vedeckej konferencie konanej dňa 13. 11. 2020 na Právnickej fakulte Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

Brief nutrition screening tools are desired for research and practice. Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition (SCREEN-II, 14 items) and the abbreviated version SCREEN-II-AB (8 items) are valid and reliable nutrition screening tools for older adults. This exploratory study used a retrospective cross-sectional design to determine the construct validity of a subset of 3 items (weight loss, appetite, and swallowing difficulty) currently on the SCREEN-II and SCREEN-II-AB tools. Secondary data on community-dwelling senior males (n = 522, mean ± SD age = 86.7 ± 3.0 years) in the Manitoba Follow-up Study (MFUS) study were available for analysis. Participants completed the mailed MFUS Nutrition Survey that included SCREEN-II items and questions pertaining to self-rated health, diet healthiness, and rating of the importance of nutrition towards successful aging as the constructs for comparison. Self-perceived health status (F = 14.7, P < 0.001), diet healthiness (ρ = 0.17, P = 0.002) and the rating of nutrition's importance to aging (ρ = 0.10, P = 0.03) were correlated with the 3-item score. Inferences were consistent with associations between these construct variables and the full SCREEN-II. Three items from SCREEN-II and SCREEN-II-AB demonstrate initial construct validity with self-perceived health status and diet healthiness ratings by older males; further exploration for criterion and predictive validity in more diverse samples is needed.

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A Swedish version of the SCREEN II for malnutrition assessment among community-dwelling elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1403494815575339 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 43 (6) ◽

pp. 667-671 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Albert Westergren ◽

Atika Khalaf ◽

Peter Hagell

Keyword(s):

Community Dwelling ◽

Swedish Version ◽

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Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition in A Sample of Dutch Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results from Two Online Screening Tools

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16091562 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. 1562 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jos W. Borkent ◽

Elke Naumann ◽

Emmelyne Vasse ◽

Ellen van der Heijden ◽

Marian A. E. de van der Schueren

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Older Adults ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

General Information ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Screening Tools ◽

Nutritional Risk ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Screen Ii

To stimulate undernutrition screening among Dutch community-dwelling adults, a website was developed with general information on healthy eating for healthy aging and self-tests. Based on cross-sectional data obtained from the self-tests, we studied nutritional risk factors (early determinants) as well as risk of undernutrition (late symptoms). SCREEN II (n = 2470) was used to asses nutritional risk factors. This tool consists of 16 items regarding nutritional intake, perception of body weight, appetite, oral health and meal preparation. An adjusted SNAQ65+ (n = 687) was used to assess risk of undernutrition. This four-item tool contains questions on weight loss, appetite, walking stairs and body mass index. Differences between age-groups (65–74, 75–84, ≥85) were tested by logistic regression. Overall prevalence of nutritional risk factors was 84.1%, and increased risk of undernutrition was 56.8%. Participants aged ≥85 scored worst on almost all items of the SCREEN II and the SNAQ65+. In conclusion: A large proportion of older adults reported early determinants for increased nutrition risk, while a smaller, yet remarkable proportion scored positive on undernutrition risk. Internet screening may be a useful, contemporary, and easy, accessible way to reach older adults who are at nutritional risk and may thus contribute to early identification and prevention of undernutrition.

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