Re-evaluation of malnutrition risk screening tool-hospital (MRST-H) for geriatric patients: a multicentre study in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Tan, Sze Lin, Sakinah Harith, Hasmah Abdullah, Wan Nazirah Wan Yusuf
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10272/1/03%20Tan%20Sze%20Lin.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10272/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num9_2016/contentsVol45num9_2016.htm
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

A local Malnutrition Risk Screening Tool-Hospital (MRST-H) has been developed to identify the risk of malnutrition among hospitalized geriatric patients in Malaysia. The aims of this multicenter study were to evaluate the criterion validity of the MRST-H against the reference standard Subjective Glo...