Validación del instrumento STAMP de cribado nutricional en pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados en el Hospital Pediátrico Alfonso Villagómez de la ciudad de Riobamba provincia de Chimborazo año 2012

Abstract

This investigation was cross-sectorial non-experimental aiming at validating the STAMP nutritional screening instrument for hospitalized pediatric patients at pediatric hospital Alfonso Villagómez the city of Riobamba. 104 patients were studied. The STAMP nutritional screening method was applied to them during the first 24 hours including medical, anthropometric, and physical exploration data. Statistical programs were used to validate results such as: Excel 10.1, ANTRO PLUS 2011, Epi-Info 2010 y JMP 5.1. Pearson= <,0001 was gotten wen relating STAMP instrument with P/T indicator. The positive likelihood ratio was 48,20 and the negative likelihood ratio was 0,21. Pearson= <,0001 was gotten wen relating STAMP instrument with IMC/E indicator. The positive likelihood ratio was 21,97 and the negative likelihood ratio was 0,28. It is concluded that the STAMP instrument with anthropometric indicators IMC/E and P/T are highly meaningful due to Pearson is less than p=0,05, that is, high correlation. Moreover, the positive likelihood ratio was>5, that is, it is a good test to confirm malnutrition and the negative likelihood ratio was<0,1, that is, this test does not work to dismiss malnutrition. It is recommended to update and train the health staff about malnutrition condition in children during hospitalization