Publications

Since the PG-SGA© has been introduced in the field of nutritional oncology, the PG-SGA© has been used in many studies worldwide, in various health care settings and various populations.

► Open Access articles

The review paper “Assessing nutritional status in cancer: role of the PG-SGA“, published in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, provides an overview of the rationale behind and data supporting the PG-SGA, and of recent developments in the utilization of the PG-SGA and the PG-SGA Short Form.

► Bibliography

Here you will find an overview of more than 400 scientific publications in which the PG-SGA© and/or PG-SGA Short Form© was utilized.

► Congress presentations

Below you will find a list of abstracts on the PG-SGA© that will be or have been presented at various international congresses.
If you would like to forward on any of your previously presented or future scientific posters or abstracts, please do so at info@pt-global.org. We are happy to publish your work on this website.

ESPEN 2017 (The Hague, The Netherlands)

Sunday 10 September
12.30 – 14.00 Nutritional assessment 1
Diagnostic accuracy of the PG-SGA Short Form and NRS 2002 in internal medicine ward
J. Pinho, R. Marinho, J. Silveira, S. G. Silva, A. Amado, A. Pessoa, J. Rosinhas, M. Lope, F.D. Ottery, H. Jager-Wittenaar, A. Marinho and APNEP – Nutrition and Internal Medicine Working Group
SUN-P203

Prevalence and characteristics of risk for malnutrition in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancer
L. ter Beek, L. Bras, J.L. Roodenburg, C.P. van der Schans, F.D. Ottery, G.B. Halmos, H. Jager-Wittenaar
SUN-P210
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Prevalence and features of risk for malnutrition in patients prior to vascular surgery
L. ter Beek, L.B. Banning, L. Visser, J.L. Roodenburg, C.P. van der Schans, R.A. Pol, H. Jager-Wittenaar
SUN-P211
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Monday 11 September
12.15 – 14.00 Nutrition and chronic diseases 2
Coexistence of malnutrition, frailty, physical frailty, and disability in patients with COPD at the start of a pulmonary rehabilitation program
L. ter Beek, H. van der Vaart, J.B. Wempe, F.D. Ottery, J.L. Roodenburg, C.P. van der Schans, H. Jager-Wittenaar
MON-P119
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12.15 – 14.00 Nutritional assessment 2
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) to the Thai setting
N. Nitichai, J. Angkatavanich, N. Somlaw, B. Sirichindakul, K. Chittawatanarat, N. Voravud, H. Jager-Wittenaar, F.D. Ottery, and PG-SGA/Pt-Global Platform Team
MON-P187
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Diagnostic accuracy of ESPEN diagnostic criteria for malnutrition in selected clinical populations
P. Dewansingh, L. ter Beek, M. Euwes, G. van der Sluis, F.D. Ottery, C.P. van der Schans, H. Jager-Wittenaar
MON-P195
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12.15 – 14.00 Nutrition and cancer 2
Risk of malnutrition associated with gastrointestinal signs and symptoms and the location of the disease: results of brazilian research on nutrition oncology
N. Barroso de Pinho, C. Saunders, R. Brum Martucci, V. Dias Rodrigues, C.A. D’Almeida, L.C. Santos Thuler, W.A. Ferreira Peres
MON-P098

ESPEN 2016 (Copenhagen, Denmark):
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Diagnostic accuracy of PG-SGA SF, MUST and SNAQ in patients with head and neck cancer
Harriët Jager-Wittenaar, Faith D. Ottery, Hester de Bats, Bertine Welink-Lamberts, Bernard F.A.M. van der Laan, Jan L.N. Roodenburg
SUN-P161, 12:30-14:00 Nutritional assessment 1

Does completing the PG-SGA Short Form improve patient awareness regarding malnutrition risk in patients with head and neck cancer?
Harriët Jager-Wittenaar, Faith D. Ottery, Hester de Bats, Dorienke Gort-van Dijk, Bernard F.A.M. van der Laan, Jan L.N. Roodenburg
SUN-P162, 12:30-14:00 Nutritional assessment 1

Agreement between Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in long-stay nursing home residents
João P. Pinho, Faith D. Ottery, Paula Pinto, Isabel Santoalha, Daniela Moreira, Carla Gondar, Antónia Vigário, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar
SUN-P172, 12:30-14:00 Nutritional assessment 1

Feasibility of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) in long-stay nursing home residents
João P. Pinho, Faith D. Ottery, Isabel Santoalha, Paula Pinto, Catarina Leite, Carla Gondar, Antónia Vigário, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar
SUN-P173, 12:30-14:00 Nutritional assessment 1

Hallmarks of nutritional status in kidney transplant recipients
Lies ter Beek, Antonio W. Gomes Neto, Michele F. Eisenga, Jan L.N. Roodenburg, Cees P. van der Schans, Faith D. Ottery, Stephan J.L. Bakker, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar
MON-P119, 12:00-14:00 Nutritional assessment 2

Does training improve perceived comprehensibility, difficulty and content validity of the Portuguese Scored PG-SGA?
Paula Pinto, João P. Pinho, Antónia Vigário, Faith D. Ottery, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar
MON-LB258, 12:00-14:00 Late breaking abstract

Diagnostic accuracy of PG-SGA and MUST of patients with chronic kidney diseases, a pilot
Marleen Havinga-Kosters, Iris Julicher, Ahmet Duvan, Enes Yucesan, Heidi Zweers-van Essen, Anneke van den Berg, Henk van Hamersvelt

ESPEN 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal):

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese version of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment, Sandra Gomes Silva and João Pedro Pinho

Dutch Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA): training improves scores for comprehensibility and difficulty, Martine Sealy et al.

Assessment of nutritional status in haemodialysis patients using PG-SGA and handgrip strength, Marion Kuijken et al.

Agreement between PG-SGA Short Form, MUST and SNAQ in hospital patients, Kim Angerman et al.

ESPEN 2014 (Geneva, Switzerland):

Content validity of methods to assess malnutrition in patients with cancer: A systematic review, Martine Sealy et al.

MASCC 2017

Preliminary Results of a Pilot Study Using Validated Nutrition Screening Tools to Investigate the Nutrition Evolution of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Joy Heimgartner, Joan Vruwink, William Hogan, Molly McMahon, Alex Butterbrodt, Carlissa Diedrich, Molly Kunde, Kristi Spencer, Faith Ottery, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar

Clinical Nutrition Week

Hand grip strength alone is not an accurate indicator of malnutrition in older patients before, during or after admission to surgical wards, Angela Byrnes, Adrienne Young, Merrylin Banks, Alison Mudge, Judy Bauer, Clinical Nutrition Week 2017, Orlando, USA

Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment – Innovation from Paper to Digital App, Faith Ottery et al., Clinical Nutrition Week 2015, Long Beach, USA

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Dutch Version of the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment, Martine Sealy et al., Clinical Nutrition Week 2014, Savannah, USA