Measuring appetite with the simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire identifies hospitalised older people at risk of worse health outcomes

Objectives: Poor appetite is commonly reported by older people but is rarely measured. The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) was validated to predict weight loss in community dwelling older adults but has been little used in hospitals. We evaluated it in older women on admission t...

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Main Authors: Pilgrim, A.L (Author), Baylis, D. (Author), Jameson, K.A (Author), Cooper, C. (Author), Sayer, A.A (Author), Robinson, S.M (Author), Roberts, H.C (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016-01-08.
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