The Validity of Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) for Nutritional Screening in Hemodialysis Patients
TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.109-113, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2019.3349
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-113
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemodialysis, malnutrition, nutritional assessment, sensitivity, specificity
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: Wasting and malnutrition are problems frequently encountered in patients undergoing hemodialysis that may increase morbidity and mortality. The malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) is a quick and easy-to-use nutritional screening tool. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of MUST by comparing two accepted nutritional screening methods in hemodialysis patients.