title: A nutritional assessment tool for older patients.
abstract: Older people are at increased risk of poor nutritional status. Nutritional support can improve the outcome of medical and surgical treatments and reduce length of hospital stay. Assessment is complex owing to the multifactorial nature of nutritional risk. An easily administered nutritional screening tool can be incorporated into the nursing assessment of older patients.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cotton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zinober
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jessop
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support; D012307:Risk Factors