{"title":"[Screening and Assessment for an Early Identification of Malnutrition in Older People].","authors":"Eva Kiesswetter","doi":"10.1024/0040-5930/a001439","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Screening and Assessment for an Early Identification of Malnutrition in Older People <b>Abstract:</b> Malnutrition is common among older people and leads to numerous negative clinical consequences due to changes in body composition and body function. A prerequisite for successful prevention and treatment is the early identification of older persons with (risk of) malnutrition. Therefore, in geriatric settings, routine malnutrition screening with a validated tool (e.g., Mini Nutritional Assessment or Nutritional Risk Screening) is recommended at regular intervals. In case of a positive screening result, a subsequent nutritional assessment is performed to confirm the diagnosis, to clarify the causes and to determine the energy and protein deficit, in order to initiate a targeted nutritional therapy and to improve the nutritional status of the older persons and thereby the overall prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 5","pages":"211-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1024/0040-5930/a001439","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Screening and Assessment for an Early Identification of Malnutrition in Older People Abstract: Malnutrition is common among older people and leads to numerous negative clinical consequences due to changes in body composition and body function. A prerequisite for successful prevention and treatment is the early identification of older persons with (risk of) malnutrition. Therefore, in geriatric settings, routine malnutrition screening with a validated tool (e.g., Mini Nutritional Assessment or Nutritional Risk Screening) is recommended at regular intervals. In case of a positive screening result, a subsequent nutritional assessment is performed to confirm the diagnosis, to clarify the causes and to determine the energy and protein deficit, in order to initiate a targeted nutritional therapy and to improve the nutritional status of the older persons and thereby the overall prognosis.