Abstract

Rationale: To identify (risk for) malnutrition, use of validated screening instruments is very important. For screening in older people, multiple screening instruments are available. Since these instruments may differ substantially in items included, it remains unclear if these instruments identify the same persons as at risk for malnutrition. Therefore, in this study we explored agreement between the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition Version II (SCREENII), and the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire 65+ (SNAQ65+) in community dwelling older people.

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