PG-SGA

21. Will the PG-SGA© be included in a certification program?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

There has been much discussion about this and the creators of the PG-SGA© and the Pt-Global app/web tool© and members of our Scientific Advisory Board and Research Consortium are very interested in doing this in the future. We will keep you posted....

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20. How should I score significant intentional weight loss?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

This has not been validated in this specific aspect. However, it is interesting that there are times that a patient’s cancer has been diagnosed when the patient came in for evaluation because they thought they were being particularly successful in terms...

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19. How should a patient be scored regarding Activities/Functioning if the first two weeks of the last month were normally active, but the last two weeks are pretty much in bed?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

If the patient was bedridden with little physical therapy or resistance exercise, there has likely been significant loss of muscle mass. Even 1 week of complete bed rest in a healthy male volunteer can be associated with up to 4% loss of lean tissue,...

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18. Why should the weight loss of the last month be used, if the weight loss of the last 6 months is also available?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

Throughout the use of the PG-SGA© or the Pt-Global app/web tool©, it is important to think of the patient in terms of whether the patient is anabolic or catabolic. Lean tissue/non-fluid weight increase tends to represent anabolism (positive nitrogen...

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17. Can the PG-SGA© classify patients as being anabolic or catabolic?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

Throughout the use of the PG-SGA© or the Pt-Global app/web tool©, it is important to think of the patient in terms of whether the patient is anabolic or catabolic. Lean tissue/non-fluid weight increase tend to represent anabolism (positive nitrogen...

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16. What does ‘patient-generated’ mean?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

The original SGA was developed as an assessment tool to be performed by a professional – originally the physician but this has expanded to performance by other professionals such as dietitians and nurses. There were two key reasons that the creators...

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15. Is the PG-SGA© a validated instrument?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

Predictive validity of the PG-SGA© (e.g. significant association with length of hospital stay) has been shown in both cancer patients (Laky et al., 2010) and non-cancer surgery patients (Huang et al., 2014). Furthermore, the PG-SGA© score has been associated...

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14. Can the patient complete the patient part in the PG-SGA© independently?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

The PG-SGA© was developed to be used by the patient independently. Obviously there may be some situations where this may be impossible currently, e.g., severe visual deficit, inability to read, or lack of availability of the relevant patient language....

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13. How can I learn to use the PG-SGA©?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

There are a number of resources found on the Pt-Global website at pt-global.org. In addition, Dr. Ottery, Dr. Jager-Wittenaar and others who have used the PG-SGA© extensively and are part of the Pt-Global Scientific Advisory Board or the Research Consortium...

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12. Which cut-off scores for nutritional triage recommendations should I use when using the PG‑SGA Short Form©?

Author: dttOn: Feb 08Categories:

There is no clear indication that the cut-off values for the PG‑SGA Short Form© should differ from those used in the full version of the PG‑SGA. Although theoretically a patient might possibly be slightly  underscored if using the PG-SGA SF©...

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