The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)

Objective: To evaluate the under-nutrition risk of children admitted to hospitals using a validated tool. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to June 2018 in the paediatrics wards of a tertiary referral paediatric government hospital, a tertiary teaching hospital and...

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Main Authors: Yeo, Pei Sien, Majid, Hazreen Abdul
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Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2024
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https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9616
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spelling my.um.eprints.452072024-09-26T01:57:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45207/ The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS) Yeo, Pei Sien Majid, Hazreen Abdul R Medicine Objective: To evaluate the under-nutrition risk of children admitted to hospitals using a validated tool. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to June 2018 in the paediatrics wards of a tertiary referral paediatric government hospital, a tertiary teaching hospital and a government district hospital in Malaysia. The sample comprised paediatric patients aged 2-12 years within 24-72 hours of hospital admission. Data was collected using the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatrics tool. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 341 patients screened, 284(83.3%) were included; 170(59.9%) boys and 114(40.1%) girls. The overall median age was 4.85 years (interquartile range: 4.33 years). The median length of hospital stay was 3 days (interquartile range: 3 days). There were 72(25.4%) participants at high under-nutrition risk, with the highest proportion being at the district government hospital 31(33%). Among those with high risk, 5.4% subjects had severe acute malnutrition, 9.7% had severe chronic malnutrition, and 11.1% had severe thinness. Conclusion: The 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatrics scale was found to be effective as a nutrition screening tool for hospitalised children in Malaysia. Pakistan Medical Association 2024-06 Article PeerReviewed Yeo, Pei Sien and Majid, Hazreen Abdul (2024) The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74 (6). pp. 1074-1078. ISSN 0030-9982, DOI https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9616 <https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9616>. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9616 10.47391/JPMA.9616
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The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
description Objective: To evaluate the under-nutrition risk of children admitted to hospitals using a validated tool. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to June 2018 in the paediatrics wards of a tertiary referral paediatric government hospital, a tertiary teaching hospital and a government district hospital in Malaysia. The sample comprised paediatric patients aged 2-12 years within 24-72 hours of hospital admission. Data was collected using the 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatrics tool. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 341 patients screened, 284(83.3%) were included; 170(59.9%) boys and 114(40.1%) girls. The overall median age was 4.85 years (interquartile range: 4.33 years). The median length of hospital stay was 3 days (interquartile range: 3 days). There were 72(25.4%) participants at high under-nutrition risk, with the highest proportion being at the district government hospital 31(33%). Among those with high risk, 5.4% subjects had severe acute malnutrition, 9.7% had severe chronic malnutrition, and 11.1% had severe thinness. Conclusion: The 3-Minute Nutrition Screening-Paediatrics scale was found to be effective as a nutrition screening tool for hospitalised children in Malaysia.
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author Yeo, Pei Sien
Majid, Hazreen Abdul
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Majid, Hazreen Abdul
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title The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
title_short The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
title_full The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
title_fullStr The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
title_full_unstemmed The risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised Malaysian children: Use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (Paediatric 3-MinNS)
title_sort risk of under-nutrition in hospitalised malaysian children: use of 3-minute nutrition screening-paediatrics (paediatric 3-minns)
publisher Pakistan Medical Association
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45207/
https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9616
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