Table 5.
Comparison of screening for anorexia of aging in physicians and registered dietitians with and without education
| Physicians (n = 416) | Registered dietitians (n = 140) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education group (n = 166) | Non‐education group (n = 250) | P value | Education group (n = 96) | Non‐education group (n = 44) | P value | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
| Is appetite in older adults assessed at each visit? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 134 | 80.7% | 197 | 78.8% | 0.250 | 79 | 82.3% | 30 | 68.2% | 0.074 |
| No | 32 | 19.3% | 45 | 18.0% | 8 | 8.3% | 8 | 18.2% | ||
| Unsure | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.0% | 3 | 6.8% | ||
| Not applicable for my practice setting | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 8 | 8.3% | 3 | 6.8% | ||
| Missing system | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Are older adults weighed at each visit using a weighing scale? | ||||||||||
| Yes | 88 | 53.0% | 100 | 40.0% | 0.026 | 55 | 57.3% | 19 | 43.2% | 0.268 |
| No | 77 | 46.4% | 143 | 57.2% | 26 | 27.1% | 19 | 43.2% | ||
| Unsure | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 4 | 4.2% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| Not applicable for my practice setting | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 10 | 10.4% | 4 | 9.1% | ||
| Missing system | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| The tools used in my practice setting to screen older adults for appetite loss include (select all that apply) | ||||||||||
| Appetite, Hunger and Sensory Perception Questionnaire (AHSPQ) | 6 | 3.6% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) | 7 | 4.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 6 | 6.3% | 3 | 6.8% | ||
| Functional Assessment of Anorexia and Cachexia Therapy (FAACT) | 3 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) | 7 | 4.2% | 5 | 2.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) | 7 | 4.2% | 5 | 2.0% | 12 | 12.5% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| Mini‐Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA‐SF) | 69 | 41.6% | 48 | 19.2% | 59 | 61.5% | 22 | 50.0% | ||
| Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS) | 2 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.8% | 4 | 4.2% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) | 6 | 3.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 5.2% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Informal clinical interview | 17 | 10.2% | 17 | 6.8% | 5 | 5.2% | 1 | 2.3% | ||
| Tool developed by my organization or association | 5 | 3.0% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 4.2% | 4 | 9.1% | ||
| We do not use a tool to screen older patients for appetite loss | 67 | 40.4% | 149 | 59.6% | 22 | 22.9% | 12 | 27.3% | ||
| I do not know | 2 | 1.2% | 12 | 4.8% | 4 | 4.2% | 3 | 6.8% | ||
| I do not screen older adults for appetite loss | 5 | 3.0% | 17 | 6.8% | 3 | 3.1% | 3 | 6.8% | ||
| Other (free text) | 5 | 3.0% | 13 | 5.2% | 8 | 8.3% | 2 | 4.5% | ||
Data are presented as N, %, chi‐square test.