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The ability of the DETERMINE checklist to predict dietary in take of white, rural, elderly community-dwelling women
Author(s)Ardith R Brunt, Elisabeth Schafer, Mary Jane Oakland
Journal titleJournal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 18, no 3, 1999
Pagespp 1-20
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsDiet ; Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Older women ; Rural areas ; Living in the community ; United States of America.
AnnotationUsing a stratified random sample of 249 older rural community-dwelling American women, this study evaluated the ability of the DETERMINE Your Nutritional Health Checklist to identify those with at-risk dietary intakes. A modified DETERMINE checklist found 7% and 42% of the sample to be at high and moderate nutrition risk respectively. Dietary analysis of the semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire found 93% of the women to be at-risk for at least one of eight key nutrients. More than a quarter were at risk for four or more nutrients. Stepwise logistic regression revealed that only three questions from the DETERMINE checklist were predictive of at-risk nutrient intake. Neither total DETERMINE checklist score, nor a score of _3 nor _6 was predictive of at-risk nutrient intake. These results indicate that the DETERMINE checklist is not an effective tool for identifying nutritional risk. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-991109212 A
ClassmarkCFD: CSM: CF: 3V: 4C: BD: RL: K4: 7T

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