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Screening for Undernutrition in Geriatric Practice: Developing the Short-Form Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF)

Rubenstein, L. Z., Harker, J. O., Salva, A., Guigoz, Y., Vellas, B.·2001·The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
DOI 10.1093/gerona/56.6.m366
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BACKGROUND: The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is a validated assessment instrument for nutritional problems, but its length limits its usefulness for screening. We sought to develop a screening version of this instrument, the MNA-SF, that retains good diagnostic accuracy. METHODS: We reanalyzed data from France that were used to develop the original MNA and combined these with data collected in Spain and New MEXICO: Of the 881 subjects with complete MNA data, 151 were from France, 400 were from Spain, and 330 were from New MEXICO: Independent ratings of clinical nutritional status were available for 142 of the French subjects. Overall, 73.8% were community dwelling, and mean age was 76.4 years. Items were chosen for the MNA-SF on the basis of item correlation with the total MNA score and with clinical nutritional status, internal consistency, reliability, completeness, and ease of administration. RESULTS: After testing multiple versions, we identified an optimal six-item MNA-SF total score ranging from 0 to 14. The cut-point score for MNA-SF was calculated using clinical nutritional status as the gold standard (n = 142) and using the total MNA score (n = 881). The MNA-SF was strongly correlated with the total MNA score (r = .945). Using an MNA-SF score of > or = 11 as normal, sensitivity was 97.9%, specificity was 100%, and diagnostic accuracy was 98.7% for predicting undernutrition. CONCLUSIONS: The MNA-SF can identify persons with undernutrition and can be used in a two-step screening process in which persons, identified as "at risk" on the MNA-SF, would receive additional assessment to confirm the diagnosis and plan interventions.

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Authors
Rubenstein, L. Z., Harker, J. O., Salva, A., Guigoz, Y., & Vellas, B.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center (US)
  • Nestlé (Switzerland) (CH)
Corresponding author
Rubenstein, L. Z.
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Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2001-06-01
Volume
56
Issue
6
Pages
M366-M372
ISSN
  • 1079-5006 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-535X
DOI
10.1093/gerona/56.6.m366
OpenAlex
W2122613011
Cited by
2,751
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14
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FWCI
5.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
  • VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
Keywords
Mini Nutritional Assessment, undernutrition screening, nutritional assessment, older adults, elderly nutrition, screening tool development, diagnostic accuracy, two-stage screening
MeSH terms
Aged, Female, Geriatrics, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Nutrition Disorders, Professional Practice, Nutrition Assessment, Discriminant Analysis

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