Nutrition Screening Initiative checklist may be a better awareness/educational tool than a screening one
Nutrition Screening Initiative checklist may be a better awareness/educational tool than a screening one
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-8223(97)00188-0
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发表时间:
1997-07-01
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通讯作者:
Russell, RM
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作者:
Sahyoun, NR;Jacques, PF;Russell, RM
Objective To evaluate the Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) checklist as a screening and an awareness/educational tool in an elderly population.Design Epidemiologic follow-up study. Information similar to the questions of the NSI checklist was collected by the Nutrition Status Survey of Boston elders between 1981 and 1984. Vital status of volunteers was obtained during 8 to 12 years of follow-up.Subjects/setting Community-dwelling men (n=200) and women (n=381) aged 60 years and older who participated in the survey.Statistical analyses performed Multivariate analysis was used to assess the association between mortality and each of the NSI-similar questions and the cumulative score, which is the sum of the values assigned to each question. Attributable risk percent, a measure of association, was calculated to measure the percentage of deaths that could potentially be prevented if the risk factors or their consequences were eliminated.Results Eating meals alone, problems biting or chewing, difficulties with shopping or cooking, and taking more than three medications per day were positively associated with mortality (P