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Megersso Urgessa
Department of Public Health, Madda Walabu University, Robe, Ethiopia
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Evaluation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form Tool Among Elderly Population from Ethiopia
Author(s): Megersso Urgessa*
Background: For nutritional screening and assessment, various tools have been used, and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is one of the most widely used and recommended tools in the geriatric population. However, neither the Body Mass Index-Based Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Forms (BMI-MNA-SF) nor the Calf Circumference-Based Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Forms (CC-MNA-SF) have been evaluated in Ethiopia. As a result, this study was conducted in Ethiopia to compare MNA-SFs to the MNA long-form tool. Methods: The community-based cross-sectional validation study included 176 elders who were chosen at random. Elders who were amputated, bedridden, or had visible deformities were excluded. The original MNA questionnaires have been translated into Afan Oromo and Amharic. Each participant received an MNA questionnaire .. View more»