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Identifying older people at risk of malnutrition and treatment in the community: prevalence and concurrent validation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist with 'MUST'.

Jane L MurphyA AburrowA GuestiniR BrownE ParsonsK Wallis
Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)
The Patients Association Nutrition Checklist has potential for early identification of malnutrition risk, attributed to unintentional weight loss and appetite changes with signposting to basic dietary advice and appropriate support. Further work is required to understand how this tool could be effectively used by stakeholders including volunteers, community workers and home care staff.
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