title: Inter- and intrarater reliability of Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition Form - version II (MEONF-II) nurse assessments among hospital inpatients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Minimal Eating Observation and Nutrition form - version II (MEONF - II) is a recently developed nursing nutritional screening tool. However, its inter- and intrarater reliability has not been assessed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inpatients (n = 24; median age, 69 years; 11 women) were assessed by eight nurses (interrater reliability, two nurses scored each patient independently) using the MEONF-II on two consecutive days (intrarater reliability, each patient was scored by the same nurse day 1 and day 2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six patients were at moderate/high undernutrition risk. Inter- and intrarater reliabilities (Gwet's agreement coefficient) for the MEONF-II 2-category classification (no/low risk versus moderate/high risk) were 0.93 and 0.81; for the 3-category classification (no/low - moderate - high risk) reliabilities (Gwet's weighted agreement coefficient) were 0.98 and 0.88; and total score inter- and intrarater reliabilities (intraclass correlation) were 0.92 and 0.84.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reliability of MEONF-II nurse assessments among adult hospital inpatients was supported and the tool can be used in research and clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: The PRO-CARE Group, School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad SE-291 88, Sweden.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Westergren
authors.affiliation: Akureyri University Hospital - Regional Hospital, Akureyri, Iceland.
authors.forename: Olina
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Torfadóttir
authors.affiliation: The PRO-CARE Group, School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad SE-291 88, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hagell
keywords: Interrater reliability; Intrarater reliability; MEONF-II; Undernutrition
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