Screening and assessment tools for early detection of malnutrition in hospitalised children: a systematic review of validation studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the present study was to identify all currently available screening and assessment tools for detection of malnutrition in hospitalised children, and to identify the most useful tools on the basis of published validation studies.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

PubMed, CINAHL and MEDLINE were searched up to October 2017.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Studies in English that reported sensitivity, specificity and positive/negative predictive values (PPVs/NPVs) in the paediatric population were eligible for inclusion.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two authors independently screened all of the studies identified, and extracted the data. The methodological qualities of the studies included were assessed using the Qualit

SUBMITTER: Klanjsek P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549612 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature