Validation of 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) for Hospitalized Children. Issue 2 (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yeo, Pei Sien; Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng; Lim, Su Lin; Abdul Majid, Hazreen
• Is Part Of: Topics in clinical nutrition. Volume 36:Issue 2(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: hospitalized children -- malnutrition -- screening tool -- 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric -- validation; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Diet therapy -- Periodicals; Children -- Nutrition -- Periodicals; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000237
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1550-5146

Abstract

Abstract : Nutrition screening in pediatric hospitals is not a common practice in many countries. This study validated the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatric (Paediatric 3-MinNS) with Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Paediatrics (STAMP), anthropometric measures, biochemical parameters, and dietary assessment. This cross-sectional study included 165 patients aged 2 to 12 years admitted as pediatric patients to the University Malaya Medical Centre. The tool identified 26.1% of patients as being at high risk of malnutrition. The findings suggest that Paediatric 3-MinNS offers a valid and reliable screening tool for early recognition of children at risk of malnutrition.