Nutritional Screening Tools in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) is the most common type of malnutrition in industrialized countries, and it has a high associated morbidity. Despite the existence of various screening tools for its detection, there is currently no consensus in the literature on which one is the most appropriate for clinical use. The aim of this systematic review is to update the available evidence on pediatric nutritional screening tools and to compare their validity and applicability.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was conducted using the MEDLINE (PubMed) database, selecting articles related to nutritional screening tools in the pediatric population. A quality assessment was carried out using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QU

SUBMITTER: Fachal CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11820693 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature