Determination of malnutration situation of old patients with stroke

The aim of this study was to assess situation of 65 years and olderstroke malnutrition in the elderly, to compare MNA and SNAQ65+,and to determinete their availabilities. This study which is determined and cross-sectional was conducted with 130 persons with stroke who hospitalized in neurology department of a univesity hospital. The datawere collected by a structured Questionnaire, developed by researchers Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire(SNAQ65+). Mean±Standard Deviation, percentage, Chi-Square analysises were used in statistical analysis. The mean age of persons participating the research were 74,21±6,04 (Min:65 Max: 88) years, the majority of them were male. According to MNA, 16,9% of them, and according to SNAQ65+18,5% of them had malnutrition. According to both tests, it wasdetermined that malnutrition rates were higher in patients with primary school degree. It was found that there was significant correlation between SNAQ65+ and MNA (p=0,000). Compared to MNA, it was determined that the sensitivity of the SNAQ65+ was68,9%, and its the specificity was %96. According to SNAQ65+, it was determined that 24 patients (18.4%) were " malnourished "; according to MNA, 29 ( 22.3% ) patients had "malnutrition / risk under ", 9 patients identified as "well fed" by the SNAQ65 + scale were " malnourished / risk under ".While the use of the MNA scale is recommended as "gold standard" in the screening of malnutrition in the elderly population, also the use of SNAQ65+ scale is suggested that it could be used to screen malnutrition in elderly stroke patients to our results. Key words: Malnütrition, stroke, elderly, MNA, SNAQ65+