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Corrigendum to ‘The malnutrition awareness scale for community-dwelling older adults

Visser, M; Sealy, M J (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Leistra, E; Naumann, E; De van der Schueren, M A E; Jager-Wittenaar, H (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

Summary Background & aims Qualitative studies suggest that malnutrition awareness is poor in older adults. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to quantitatively assess malnutrition awareness in community-dwelling older adults aged 60+ years. Methods The Malnutrition Awareness Scale (MAS) …

2024-03-13AlgemeenArtikel

The Malnutrition Awareness Scale for community-dwelling older adults

Visser, M.; Sealy, M J (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Leistra, E; Naumann, E; De van der Schueren, M A E; Jager-Wittenaar, H (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Qualitative studies suggest that malnutrition awareness is poor in older adults. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to quantitatively assess malnutrition awareness in community-dwelling older adults aged 60+ years. METHODS: The Malnutrition Awareness Scale (MAS) was …

2024-02AlgemeenArtikel

Linguistic and content validation of the translated and culturally adapted patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA)

Ripamonti, Carla I; Arena, Francesco; Di Pede, P; Guglielmo, M; Toffolatti, L; Bossi, P; Gandelli, M; Laviano, Alessandro; Chiesi, F; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing)

The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is an instrument to screen, assess and monitor malnutrition and risk factors, and to triage for interventions. After having translated and culturally adapted the original PG-SGA for the Italian setting, according to International Society for …

2023-06-01AlgemeenArtikel

Malnutrition risk and frailty in head and neck cancer patients

Dewansingh, Priya (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Bras, Linda; Ter Beek, Lies; Krijnen, Wim P (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Roodenburg, Jan L N; van der Schans, Cees P (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Halmos, Gyorgy B; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

PURPOSE: Both malnutrition and frailty are associated with adverse treatment outcomes. Malnutrition (risk) and frailty are each commonly present in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). However, their coexistence and association is unknown. Main goal of this study is to determine the coexistence …

2022-12-09AlgemeenArtikel

The validity of ultrasound-derived equation models to predict whole-body muscle mass

Van den Broeck, Jona; Buzzatti, Luca; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing); Perkisas, Stany; Scafoglieri, Aldo

Background & aims: Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss in muscle quantity and quality which is associated with physical disability. The assessment of muscle quantity plays a role in the diagnosis of sarcopenia. However, the methods used for this assessment have many disadvantages in daily practice …

2021-12AlgemeenArtikel

Prevalence of Nutritional Risk at Admission in Internal Medicine Wards in Portugal: The Multicentre Cross-Sectional ANUMEDI Study

Marinho, Ricardo; Pessoa, Ana; Lopes, Marta; Rosinhas, Joao; Pinho, João; Silveira, Joana; Amado, Ana; Silva, Sandra; Oliveira, Bruno; Marinho, Anibal; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing)

Disease-related undernutrition is highly prevalent and requires timely intervention. However, identifying undernutrition often relies on physician judgment. As Internal Medicine wards are the backbone of the hospital setting, insight into the prevalence of nutritional risk in this population is essential. …

2021-06AlgemeenArtikel

Malnutrition Prevalence Rates among Dutch Nursing Home Residents: What Has Changed over One Decade? A Comparison of the Years 2009, 2013 and 2018

IHJ Everink; JCM van Haastregt; M Manders; Marian de van der Schueren; JMGA Schols

Objectives To assess changes in prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among people living in Dutch nursing homes in 2009, 2013 and 2018. Design Secondary data analysis of the International Prevalence Measurement of Care Quality (LPZ) study. Setting Dutch nursing homes. Participants Residents …

2021AlgemeenArtikel

Vascular surgery patients at risk for malnutrition are at an increased risk of developing postoperative complications

Banning, Louise B D; ter Beek, Lies; El Moumni, M.; Visser, Linda; Zeebregts, C.; Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing); Pol, Robert

Background: Malnutrition is an important risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes such as infection and delayed wound healing, often resulting in longer hospital stay and higher readmission and mortality rates. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the risk for malnutrition …

2020-04-01AlgemeenArtikel

Self-completion of the patient-generated subjective global assessment short form is feasible and is associated with increased awareness on malnutrition risk in patients with head and neck cancer

Jager-Wittenaar, Harriët (Malnutrition And Healthy Ageing); de Bats, Hester; Welink-Lamberts, Bertine; Gort-van Dijk, Dorienke; van der Laan, Bernard; Ottery, Faith D.; Roodenburg, Jan

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess feasibility of self-completion of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF) by head and neck cancer patients, and to assess self-reported increased awareness regarding malnutrition risk after self-completion. METHODS: Participants were randomized …

2020-04AlgemeenArtikel

Insight into the Posthospital Syndrome: A 3-month longitudinal follow up on geriatric syndromes and their association with functional decline, readmission, and mortality

van Seben, Rosanne; Covinsky, Kenneth E; Reichardt, Lucienne A; Aarden, Jesse J (Centre Of Expertise Urban Vitality); van der Schaaf, Marike (Centre Of Expertise Urban Vitality); van der Esch, Martin (Lectoraat Interdisciplinaire Zorg Voor Chronische Gewrichtsaandoeningen); Engelbert, Raoul H H (Centre Of Expertise Urban Vitality); Twisk, Jos W R; Bosch, Jos A; Buurman, Bianca M

BACKGROUND: Acute hospitalization may lead to posthospital syndrome, but no studies have investigated how this syndrome manifests and geriatric syndromes are often used as synonym. However, studies on longitudinal associations between syndromes and adverse outcomes are scarce. We aimed to analyze longitudinal …

2020-02-19AlgemeenArtikel

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