title: Tools to assess the nutritional status of acutely ill older adults.
abstract: Nurses are responsible for identifying patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. They are also expected to follow-up patients' nutritional status and to initiate preventive and caring interventions. The aim of this Swedish study was to explore whether simple assessment tools used during hospital admission could identify older adults at risk of malnutrition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nursing, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteburg University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mathilda Svahn
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Holmén
authors.forename: Barbro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robertsson
authors.forename: Helle
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wijk
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008487:Medical History Taking; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013548:Sweden