Assessment of malnutrition in hospitalized children: Comparison of stamp, PYMS and strong-kids screening…

Cross-sectionalJournal of pediatric nursing· Jul 2026

Assessment of malnutrition in hospitalized children: Comparison of stamp, PYMS and strong-kids screening tools.

Elif Mutlu, Seda Nur Köktürk, Nursena Ersoy Söke, Hülya Yardımcı

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Pediatric Gastroenterology & NutritionCross-sectionalDiagnosisQ1IF 2.6

STRONG-Kids screening detected acute malnutrition with 100% sensitivity in hospitalized children

Assessment of malnutrition in hospitalized children: Comparison of stamp, PYMS and strong-kids screening tools.

Elif Mutlu … Hülya Yardımcı

Journal of pediatric nursing · Jul 2026 · Q1 in Pediatrics

Purpose

This study aims diagnostic performance of three pediatric malnutrition screening tools validated in Turkish: STAMP, PYMS, and STRONG-Kids.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, 148 hospitalized children were included.

n = 148 hospitalized children

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Results

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STRONG-Kids missed no case of acute malnutrition

n = 148 hospitalized children

More results

Chronic malnutrition was identified in 12.8% of patients and acute malnutrition in 15.5%.

STAMP and STRONG-Kids showed the highest sensitivity for detecting chronic malnutrition (84.2% and 84.3%), while PYMS had the highest specificity.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

STAMP and STRONG-Kids were more sensitive in detecting malnutrition risk, whereas PYMS showed higher specificity. Tool performance varied according to anthropometric indicators.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

IMPLICATIONS TO PRACTICE: In clinical practice, selecting the screening tool according to the targeted malnutrition type and available anthropometric indicators may improve early detection and allow more effective prioritization of nutritional interventions in hospitalized children.

Assessment of malnutrition in hospitalized children: Comparison of stamp, PYMS and strong-kids screening tools.

Assessment of malnutrition in hospitalized children: Comparison of stamp, PYMS and strong-kids screening tools.

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