M Ferguson

Summary

Affiliation: The Wesley Hospital
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Development of a valid and reliable malnutrition screening tool for adult acute hospital patients
    M Ferguson
    Centre for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    Nutrition 15:458-64. 1999
  2. ncbi Validation of a malnutrition screening tool for patients receiving radiotherapy
    M L Ferguson
    Nutrition Services Department, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    Australas Radiol 43:325-7. 1999
  3. ncbi Cancer: impact of nutrition intervention outcome--nutrition issues for patients
    S Capra
    School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
    Nutrition 17:769-72. 2001
  4. ncbi Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in patients with cancer
    J Bauer
    The Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, and Centre for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:779-85. 2002
  5. ncbi When peer support may be most beneficial: the relationship between upward comparison and perceived threat
    Melissa Legg
    School of Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Psychooncology 20:1358-62. 2011
  6. ncbi Predictors of change in unmet supportive care needs in cancer
    M E McDowell
    School of Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Psychooncology 19:508-16. 2010

Collaborators

  • S Capra
  • J Dunn
  • Melissa Legg
  • S Occhipinti
  • S K Chambers
  • M E McDowell
  • J Bauer

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Development of a valid and reliable malnutrition screening tool for adult acute hospital patients
    M Ferguson
    Centre for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    Nutrition 15:458-64. 1999
    ..The interrater reliability of the malnutrition screening tool was high (93-97%). The MST is a simple, quick, valid, and reliable tool which can be used to identify patients at risk of malnutrition...
  2. ncbi Validation of a malnutrition screening tool for patients receiving radiotherapy
    M L Ferguson
    Nutrition Services Department, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    Australas Radiol 43:325-7. 1999
    ..0. The MST is easy to use and is a strong predictor of nutritional status. The malnutrition screening tool is a simple, quick, valid tool that can be used to identify radiation oncology outpatients who are at risk of malnutrition...
  3. ncbi Cancer: impact of nutrition intervention outcome--nutrition issues for patients
    S Capra
    School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
    Nutrition 17:769-72. 2001
    ..We examined nutritional issues, assessment, and intervention strategies for patients with cancer...
  4. ncbi Use of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) as a nutrition assessment tool in patients with cancer
    J Bauer
    The Wesley Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, and Centre for Public Health Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:779-85. 2002
    ..024). CONCLUSION: The scored PG-SGA is an easy to use nutrition assessment tool that allows quick identification and prioritisation of malnutrition in hospitalised patients with cancer...
  5. ncbi When peer support may be most beneficial: the relationship between upward comparison and perceived threat
    Melissa Legg
    School of Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Psychooncology 20:1358-62. 2011
    ..This study utilized social comparison theory to examine the effects of peer support on the psychological adjustment of women with breast cancer...
  6. ncbi Predictors of change in unmet supportive care needs in cancer
    M E McDowell
    School of Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Psychooncology 19:508-16. 2010
    ..The present study assessed prospective predictors of unmet supportive care needs in cancer patients over a six-month period...