How Well Does the Braden Nutrition Subscale Agree With the VA Nutrition Classification Scheme Related to Pressure Ulcer Risk?

Linda Cowan; Cynthia Garvan; Claire Kent; Joyce Stechmiller

How Well Does the Braden Nutrition Subscale Agree With the VA Nutrition Classification Scheme Related to Pressure Ulcer Risk?

Fed Pract. 2016 Dec;33(12):12-17.

Authors

Linda Cowan¹, Cynthia Garvan¹, Claire Kent¹, Joyce Stechmiller¹

Affiliation

¹ is a research health scientist at the VA Center of Innovation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research in Gainesville, Florida; Dr. Cowan is a courtesy associate professor, is a research associate professor, is a graduate, and is a professor; all at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

PMID: 30766151
PMCID: PMC6373720

Abstract

The VA Nutrition Classification Scheme documented by dietitians was found to be superior in assessing nutritional risk and predicting the development of pressure ulcers in acutely ill hospitalized veterans compared with use of the Braden nutrition subscale.