@article{jfnr2020812,
author={{Montijo-Barrios, Ericka and Guevara-Cruz, Martha and Pinz¨®n-Navarro, Beatriz Adriana and Gris-Calvo, Judith Ileana and Bautista-Silva, Miriam G. and Cazares-Mendez, Monserrat and Cervantes-Bustamante, Roberto and Ram¨ªrez-Mayans, Jaime A. and Medina-Vera, Isabel},
title={Undernourishment Risk in Hospitalized Children: Development of a Risk Assessment Tool},
journal={Journal of Food and Nutrition Research},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={15--20},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/8/1/2},
issn={2333-1240},
abstract={<b>Aim:</b> To develop a new screening tool that can quickly assess the risk of undernourishment and evaluate its correlation with frequently used anthropometric indicators. <b>Methods:</b> A new, easy-to-access screening tool was developed for clinical practice with 5 items. A total of 650 children were evaluated, with an average age of 54 months. Their global nutritional status was assessed, as well as the proposed new screening tool. <b>Results</b>: We found that the presence of the item "The patient is in serious condition" was associated with longer days of hospital stay (18.8 ¡À 4.5, p=0.002), as was the presence of the item "There are factors that increase metabolic and energy demand (20%)" (14.4 ¡À 1.9, p=0.007). Similarly, we observed a greater risk with the presence of undernourishment [OR=2.8 (95% CI=2 ¨C 3.9)] and the item ¡°There is functional limitation for feeding¡± [OR=2.3 (95% CI=1.4 ¨C 3.5)]. The score of the new tool differed between those who children who exhibited undernourishment versus those who did not [2.1 ¡À 1.08 vs 1.6 ¡À 0.99 (p=0.0001)]. <b>Conclusions:</b> The identification of at least 2 items of the new screening tool could help to detect undernourishment, especially in paediatric populations where, due to the large amount of admissions.},
doi={10.12691/jfnr-8-1-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}