%0 Journal Article 
%A Vázquez-Sánchez, María Ángeles
%A Valero Cantero, Inmaculada
%A Carrión-Velasco, Yolanda
%A Castro-López, Pilar
%A Suárez-Cadenas, Ernesto
%A Casals Vázquez, Cristina
%T Applicability and Clinical Validity of Nursing Outcomes Classification in a Nursing Intervention of Nutritional Counseling for Patients With Malnutrition
%D 2019
%@ 2047-3095

%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31114
%X Purpose: To determine the applicability of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) after nutritional counseling intervention in malnourished patients.

Methods: Prospective, randomized, open-label study in 106 hospital patients with malnutrition. The NOC indicators evaluated were 162202 and 180201.

Findings: The intervention group significantly increased both NOC indicator scores compared with the control group, these indicators significantly correlated with body mass index, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, and Barthel's Index.

Conclusion: The NOC indicators are sensitive to patients' changes in clinical practice, and correlate well with other indicators in this context.

Implications for nursing practice: The NOC can be used to assess malnourished patients in the clinical setting.
%K Directive counseling
%K NOC
%K outcome assessment
%~ Universidad de Cádiz