Journal of Nutrition Research
An official journal of IAPEN India association
Journal of Nutrition Research
DOI: 10.55289/jnutres/v13i2.25.65
Year: 2025, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 66- 73
Original Article
Shivangi Verma1, 2, Araveti Sumana3*
1Research Scholar, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur – 515001, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Dietitian, Department of Dietary, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthi, 5151001, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur – 515001, Andhra Pradesh, India.
*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]
Received Date:04 July 2025, Accepted Date:10 November 2025, Published Date:24 December 2025
Hospital malnutrition risk is common at admission and linked to poor outcomes. Existing screening tools often require adaptation to suit patient needs and hospital settings. The study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) about nutritional screening tool usage by healthcare professionals and to develop and evaluate a modified screening tool. A structured questionnaire was developed using google forms and distributed to 50 healthcare professionals. Subsequently, a cross-sectional study was carried out involving 173 cardiac patients aged 30–60 years. KAP insights highlighted the importance of screening and the need to modify tools. Among the 173 patients, 35% were at low nutritional risk, 59% at medium risk, and 7% at high risk. Items with discrimination index scores below 0.2 were removed. The tool demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.70 -- 0.90) and excellent test–retest reliability (r = 0.97), confirming its reliability and robustness. The modified nutritional screening tool was found to be time-efficient, resource-conserving, valid, practical, and suitable for hospital use. Further studies are recommended to apply it across diverse clinical groups.
Keywords: Nutrition care process, Nutrition screening and assessment, Nutrition intervention, Malnutrition, Cardiac patients
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