Bachelor School of Nursing, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Nursing Development and Research Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI), Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Nutrition. 2020 Oct;78:110947. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110947. Epub 2020 Jul 18.
Malnutrition, among older people, has a prevalence of 22% in hospitals, 17.5% in nursing homes, and 8.7% in home care. Adequate knowledge among health care staff is necessary for risk identification and adequate intervention. The aim of this study was to translate and validate the Knowledge of Malnutrition-Geriatric (KoM-G) questionnaire in Italian and to investigate the malnutrition knowledge of registered nurses working in hospitals, nursing homes, home care, and palliative care in Italy.
The KoM-G questionnaire was translated and validated in terms of content validity, internal consistency, and interrater reliability. Subsequently, a multicenter cross-sectional study in different settings was performed.
The KoM-G ITA questionnaire showed excellent content validity, internal consistency, and good intrarater reliability. There were 511 nurses who completed the questionnaire. On average, 61.9% of the respondents answered the questions correctly.
The level of knowledge about malnutrition in nurses is adequate. Training courses and management protocols should be implemented to improve nursing care for malnourished older people.
老年人营养不良的患病率为医院 22%、养老院 17.5%、居家护理 8.7%。医护人员需要具备充分的相关知识，以识别风险并进行充分干预。本研究旨在将《老年人营养知识问卷》（KoM-G）翻译成意大利语并验证其信度和效度，同时调查意大利医院、养老院、居家护理和姑息治疗机构注册护士的营养知识水平。
KoM-G 问卷经过内容效度、内部一致性和评价者间信度检验。随后，在不同场所开展了多中心横断面研究。
KoM-GITA 问卷具有良好的内容效度、内部一致性和评价者间信度，511 名护士完成了问卷。平均而言，61.9%的受访者答对了 60%以上的问题。
护士对营养不良的认识水平尚可。应实施培训课程和管理方案，以改善对营养不良老年人的护理。
