Risk of malnutrition assessment in hospitalised adults: A scoping review of existing instruments.

Marie Chrástecká Vít Blanař Jan Pospíchal

Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2022)

We recommend the MUST, NRS 2002 and MEONF-II tools for use in clinical practice, as they have the best psychometric properties and are user-friendly. The HGS, which proved to be related to the length of hospital stay (LOS) and used as an indicator of protein-energy malnutrition in obese patients, may be a useful complementary tool. For nursing practice, we recommend selecting a tool with respect to the specifics of a particular workplace.

Keyphrases

obese patients
psychometric properties
bariatric surgery
healthcare
clinical practice
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
primary care
quality improvement
mental health
protein protein
amino acid
acute care
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
binding protein
low cost
community acquired pneumonia