Validity of the "Rate-a-Plate" Method to Estimate Energy and Protein Intake in Acutely Ill, Hospitalized Patients.

CONCLUSION: The revised version of the "Rate-a-Plate" method is a valid method to monitor energy and protein intake of hospitalized patients and can be filled out by nutrition assistants. A larger validation study is required.
PMID: 31407826 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Nutrition in Clinical Practice - August 12, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Dekker IM, Langius JAE, Stelten S, de Vet HCW, Kruizenga HM, de van der Schueren MAE Tags: Nutr Clin Pract Source Type: research