Subjective Global Assesment is an Efficent and Easily Taught Method to Assess Nutritional Status

Karakaya K., HANCI V., Emre A. U., Ucan H. B., Gultekin F. A., Cakmak G. K., ...More

HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI, vol.47, no.4, pp.171-174, 2009 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: HASEKI TIP BULTENI-MEDICAL BULLETIN OF HASEKI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.171-174
  • Keywords: Subjective Global Assesment, nutritional assesment, medical students, mainutition, MALNUTRITION, MORTALITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Malnutition in hospitalized patients is a major problem that is frequently underdiagonised. The purpose of this study is to determine whether fourth-year medical students can be taught to perform a nutritional Subjective Global Assesment (SGA). In this study, Fourth-year medical students who have not given any didactic lession on nutritional assesment, were given a didactic session and a bedside demonstration of the SGA. Subsequently, they performed an SGA on unknown patients on the General surgery wards. Similarly, clinical nurses and a physician also performed in SGA on the same patients, independently. Patients were classified into one of the three categories. A well nourished, B: moderately malnourished. C severely malnourished. The assesment performed by students and clinical nurses were compared with the assesments on the physician.