The MNA is a monitoring tool that aims to identify patients at risk of malnutrition. This tool is very useful in the hospital setting, as malnourished patients are subject to a longer hospital stay.
Usually the assessment is divided into:
- General Evaluation
- Lifestyle, physical activity, medication
- Dietary assessment
- Number of meals
- Subjective assessment by the patient
- Patient perception of health and nutrition status
- Anthropometric parameters
- Weight, BMI, body circumference, subcutaneous folds
Source: Handbook of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition by Franco Contaldo et al.
