%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of Novel, Bach Mai Boston Tool (BBT) and the
Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) for Oncology
Inpatients
%A Anh Nguyen Le Tuan
%A Binh Pham Van
%A Cong Nguyen Van
%A Hoa Nguyen Thi Thanh
%A Huong Le Thi
%A Linh Nguyen Thuy
%A Phuong Duong Thi
%A Tu Nguyen Huu
%A Yen Duong Thi
%J Archive of "Cancer Control : Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1073274819863767
%X Oncology inpatients are at high risk of malnutrition. Identification of at risk patients by nutrition screening requires a practical and easy to use tool. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the Bach Mai Boston Tool (BBT) compared to a ¡®gold standard¡¯ full nutrition assessment using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). A cross-sectional study was conducted on 270 oncology inpatients from January to December 2016. Cohen¡¯s Kappa, sensitivity, specificity and ROC analyses were performed. 270 inpatients were included in this study with a mean age of 56.3 ¡À 12.1 years old. Of these patients, 51.8% were male, and 74.1% had gastrointestinal cancer. The mean body mass index of patients was 20.6 ¡À 3.0 kg/m2. The PG-SGA tool identified 146 (54.1%) malnourished patients, while the BBT identified 105 (39.9%) malnourished patients. The BBT had a medium consistency, with a Kappa value of 0.6. Using a cut-off point of ¡Ý 4, the BBT had a sensitivity of 87.7% and a specificity of 72.6%. On the other hand, a BBT with a cut-off point ¡Ý 5 resulted in a sensitivity of 67.1%, a specificity of 94.4%, and an AUC of 0.81. The BBT is a practical, informative and valid tool for detecting malnutrition in hospitalized oncology patients. We recommend using a cut-off point of 4 for screening the risk of malnutrition for oncology inpatients
%K nutrition screening
%K sensitivity
%K specificity
%K malnutrition
%K BBT
%K oncology inpatients
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6669849/