Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences

Yazarlar: Anil C Mathew, Jomy Jose, Athira S, M Vijayakumar

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DOI:10.21276/apjhs.2015.2.3.11

Anahtar Kelimeler:Malnutrition,Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire,Reliability

Özet: Background: Malnutrition in old age is a significant problem. Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire is a widely used international questionnaire to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly. Objective: To estimate the reliability of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire among elderly aged 60 years and above in Indian context. Method: Reliability of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire, an eighteen-item nutritional screening instrument used in the elderly was assessed using cronbach’s alpha. Result: On evaluation of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire containing information of 190 elderly persons, the Cronbach’s alpha was obtained as 0.800. Conclusion: Screening for malnutrition among elderly was done by using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire is found to be reliable in Indian context.

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