Nutritional Assessment Form PDF Details

As a registered dietitian or nutritionist, you already know the importance of providing tailored dietary advice to your clients. Nutritional assessments are integral components to ensuring that clients receive the best possible care and engaging them in reliable advice for their health goals. Fortunately, this process has been made easier by digital forms and tracking software which streamlines data entry while offering invaluable insights into client health information. Here we'll be discussing why it is important to establish an accurate nutritional assessment form with your clients as well as how technology can help make that part of practice easier.

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Form NameNutritional Assessment Form
Form Length1 pages
Fillable?No
Fillable fields0
Avg. time to fill out15 sec
Other namesonline nutrition questionnaire, assessment mna, sample questionnaire for nutritional assessment, assessment mini mna

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Mini Nutritional Assessment

MNA®

 

Last name:

 

First name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sex:

Age:

Weight, kg:

Height, cm:

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete the screen by filling in the boxes with the appropriate numbers. Add the numbers for the screen. If score is 11 or less, continue with the assessment to gain a Malnutrition Indicator Score.

Screening

AHas food intake declined over the past 3 months due to loss of appetite, digestive problems, chewing or swallowing difficulties?

0 = severe decrease in food intake

1 = moderate decrease in food intake

2 = no decrease in food intake

BWeight loss during the last 3 months 0 = weight loss greater than 3kg (6.6lbs) 1 = does not know

2 = weight loss between 1 and 3kg (2.2 and 6.6 lbs) 3 = no weight loss

CMobility

0 = bed or chair bound

1 = able to get out of bed / chair but does not go out

2 = goes out

DHas suffered psychological stress or acute disease in the

past 3 months?

0 = yes 2 = no

ENeuropsychological problems

0 = severe dementia or depression

1 = mild dementia

2 = no psychological problems

FBody Mass Index (BMI) (weight in kg) / (height in m2) 0 = BMI less than 19

1 = BMI 19 to less than 21

2 = BMI 21 to less than 23

3 = BMI 23 or greater

Screening score

(subtotal max. 14 points)

12-14 points:

Normal nutritional status

8-11 points:

At risk of malnutrition

0-7 points:

Malnourished

For a more in-depth assessment, continue with questions G-R

Assessment

GLives independently (not in nursing home or hospital)

1 = yes 0 = no

HTakes more than 3 prescription drugs per day

0 = yes 1 = no

IPressure sores or skin ulcers

0 = yes 1 = no

Ref. Vellas B, Villars H, Abellan G, et al. Overview of MNA® - Its History and Challenges. J Nut Health Aging 2006; 10: 456-465.

Rubenstein LZ, Harker JO, Salva A, Guigoz Y, Vellas B. Screening for Undernutrition in Geriatric Practice: Developing the Short-Form Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF). J. Geront 2001; 56A: M366-377.

Guigoz Y. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) Review of the Literature – What does it tell us? J Nutr Health Aging 2006; 10: 466-487.

®Société des Produits Nestlé, S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, Trademark Owners © Nestlé, 1994, Revision 2006. N67200 12/99 10M

For more information: www.mna-elderly.com

JHow many full meals does the patient eat daily?

0 = 1 meal

1 = 2 meals

2 = 3 meals

KSelected consumption markers for protein intake

At least one serving of dairy products

(milk, cheese, yoghurt) per day

yes

no

Two or more servings of legumes

 

or eggs per week

yes

no

Meat, fish or poultry every day

yes

no

0.0= if 0 or 1 yes

0.5= if 2 yes

1.0 = if 3 yes

.

LConsumes two or more servings of fruit or vegetables per day?

0 = no 1 = yes

MHow much fluid (water, juice, coffee, tea, milk...) is consumed per day?

0.0= less than 3 cups

0.5= 3 to 5 cups

1.0 = more than 5 cups

.

NMode of feeding

0 = unable to eat without assistance

1 = self-fed with some difficulty

2 = self-fed without any problem

OSelf view of nutritional status

0 = views self as being malnourished

1 = is uncertain of nutritional state

2 = views self as having no nutritional problem

P In comparison with other people of the same age, how does the patient consider his / her health status?

0.0= not as good

0.5= does not know

1.0= as good

2.0 = better

 

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Q Mid-arm circumference (MAC) in cm

0.0= MAC less than 21

0.5= MAC 21 to 22

1.0 = MAC 22 or greater

.

R Calf circumference (CC) in cm

0

= CC less than 31

 

1

= CC 31 or greater

 

Assessment (max. 16 points)

.

Screening score

.

Total Assessment (max. 30 points)

.

Malnutrition Indicator Score

24 to 30 points

normal nutritional status

17 to 23.5 points

at risk of malnutrition

Less than 17 points

malnourished

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