Malnutrition: Screening and Assessment Resources

Mini Nutrition Assessment MNA® (MNA®-SF)

Nestle Nutrition Institute

Quick and easy to use for age > 65 years.

Takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

MNA® Forms | MNA (mna-elderly.com)

Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)

Abbott Nutrition

Validated tool to screen patients for risk of malnutrition.

Parameters include weight loss and appetite.

mst.indd (abbottnutrition.com)

Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)

British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Adult: 5 steps to identify if malnourished, at risk for malnutrition, or obese.

Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (bapen.org.uk)

Mini Nutritional Assessment full MNA® (18-item MNA®)

Nestlé, Nutrition Institute

Use for age > 65 years.

MNA® Forms | MNA (mna-elderly.com)

EAT-10 Assessment Tool

Nestlé Nutrition Institute

Validated swallow screening tool to identify.

Risk for dysphagia.

Swallowing screening tool (nestlenutrition-institute.org)

General Malnutrition Resources

ASPEN | Malnutrition Solution Center (nutritioncare.org)

Malnutrition Solution Center

ASPEN | Malnutrition Solution Center (nutritioncare.org)

Geriatric Care Resources

ASPEN | Geriatric Care Resources (nutritioncare.org)

Cancer Care Resources

ASPEN | Cancer Care Resources (nutritioncare.org)

Nutritional Support and Ethics Resources

ASPEN | Nutrition Support and Ethics Resources (nutritioncare.org)

Nutritional Support Practice Resources

ASPEN | Nutrition Support Practice Resources (nutritioncare.org)

Clinical Guidelines