Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
To assess the nutritional risk of hospitalized children by STRONGkids nutritional risk screening tool 2. To study the correlation of age, sex, underlying diseases, length of hospital stay and socioeconomic status with risk stratification by STRONGkids tool. This was a cross‐sectional study conducted from Jan 2016 to July 2017and 250 children admitted in the hospital were enrolled. STRONGkids nutritional screening tool was used to assess nutritional risk and the score was recorded. The data was analysed using statistical packages of social sciences (SPSS Version 16). p<0.05 was taken as significant. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation. Out of 250 children, 60.8% were male and 39.2% were female. By applying the STRONGkids nutritional screening tool 19 (7.6%) were at high risk, 66 (26.4%) at medium risk and 165(66%) at low risk. The median age of children in the high‐risk group is 12 months (range 2‐98 months). Among the high‐risk group, 8 (42.1%) had a gastrointestinal disorder and 7 (36.8%) children having respiratory disorders. STRONGkids score is positively correlated with median age (p‐0.041), underlying diseases (p‐0.0091) and length of hospital stay (p<0.001) but does not correlate with sex of a child and socioeconomic status. A significant relationship was found between high‐risk score and younger age, underlying condition, prolonged hospital stay. High‐risk score can ensure timely nutritional intervention which will improve patient care.
How to cite this article:
Rupesh Shinde, Varsha Phadke, Dipeeka Sawkar and Priyashree Mukherjee. Application of STRONGkids Tool to Evaluate the Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children in India.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.792.797
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2023.792.797