Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of a new consumer nutrition screening tool to an established and validated nutrition screening tool currently completed by healthcare practitioners.

Detailed Description
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The main objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of the self-administered consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment by comparing the level of agreement in the categorization of nutritional status between the self-administered Mini Nutritional Assessment and a validated nutrition screening tool in a population aged 65 and older.

Official Title
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Mini Nutritional Assessment: Consumer Validation

Conditions
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Malnutrition

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Consumer Age ≥ 65 years Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time homemaker English speaking - Caregiver of Consumer Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs. English speaking Exclusion Criteria: - Consumer -- Full time employment

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Consumers<br>Adults aged ≥ 65 years; Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time or a homemaker; English speaking | Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment<br>* A 11 question, self administered nutrition screening tool. The consumer and their caregiver will complete the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A healthcare professional will then meet with the consumer and complete a nutrition screening with utilizing a validated nutrition screening tool.<br>|
| Caregivers of Consumers<br>Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years; Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week; Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs; English speaking | Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment<br>* A 11 question, self administered nutrition screening tool. The consumer and their caregiver will complete the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A healthcare professional will then meet with the consumer and complete a nutrition screening with utilizing a validated nutrition screening tool.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensitivity and the specificity (in percent) of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment versus a validated nutrition screening tool |  | Within a one hour visit | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ability of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment to predict the accuracy of the nutrition status classifications (normal nutritional status, at risk of malnutrition & malnourished) |  | Within a one hour visit | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Malnutrition, Nutrition status, Elderly, Nutrition screening