Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale-Short Form can be useful for frailty screening in older adults

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SOYSAL P., Veronese N., Arik F., Kalan U., Smith L., IŞIK A. T.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING, vol.14, pp.693-699, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.2147/cia.s196770
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS IN AGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.693-699
  • Keywords: malnutrition, frailty, nutritional status, pre-frailty, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, MALNUTRITION, ASSOCIATION, DEPRESSION, DEMENTIA, PEOPLE
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form MNA-SF) is used to assess nutritional status in older adults, but it is not known whether it can be used to define frailty. This study was aimed to investigate whether or not MNA-SF can identify frailty status as defined by Fried's criteria.