Open AccessValidation and reliability assessment of the mini-nutritional assessment–short form questionnaire among older adults in South India
Author(s) -
Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy,
Mathavaswami Vijayageetha,
Ganesh Kumar Saya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_208_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cronbach's alpha , body mass index , malnutrition , predictive value , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , waist , gerontology , physical therapy , psychometrics , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Nutrition of the elderly affects immunity and functional ability and leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Validation of a short-form (SF) scale will make the assessment easier for primary care physicians. Hence, the study was done to assess the validity and reliability of Mini-Nutritional Assessment-SF (MNA-SF) Questionnaire among elderly in Puducherry.