Question

What are the tools used for assessment of Malnutrition?

Answer 1

Answer :Malnutrition assessment tools help to identify patients at high nutritional risk.

The malnutrition assessment tools are as follows :

1)Malnutrition Screening Tool(MST)

It is a validated nutritional tool which is using for adults in hospital settings and residential aged care facility centres. Weight loss and appetite are the nutrition screen parameters.

2)DETERMINE Checklist

This helps to identify the knowledge of an individual about their nutritional risk

3)Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool(MUST)

This tool is available in several language and is the validated screening tool for adults in acute and community settings.

4)Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)

_This assessment tool takes less than 5 minutes

-It is quick and easy to use screening tool

-If a patient is not able to take weight and height, calf circumference can be substituted for BMI. This is the most commonly used form of MNA.

5)Subject Global Assessment (SGA)

Medical history and physical examination are the nutritional assessment parameters of this tool. In medical history it is necessary to collect weight, intake, gastrointestinal symptoms and functional capacity. It is a proven nutritional assessment tool that has to be highly predictive of nutrition related complications in acute, rehab, community and residential aged care settings.

6)Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002)

NRS includes an assessment of recent weight loss in percentage, recent intake, body mass index, severity of disease and age.

7)SCREEN (Seniors in the community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition)

-This nutritional tool is using to assess the nutritional status of senior living in different settings

-This tool helps to identify whether a senior has potential nutritional problem or at risk of developing one

-This tool was recommended by several national and international bodies including WHO.

-In this tool questionnaire has undergone significant validation and reliability testing