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MNA®

Nutritional screening instrument for elderly people hospitalized or in long-term care facilities. This instrument includes six screening questions to identify nutritional risk

Step 1 de 6

Has your food intake been reduced in the last 3 months due to loss of appetite, digestive problems, difficulty chewing or swallowing?

Weight loss in the last few months?

Mobility?

Has had a physical disorder or acute illness in the last 3 months?

Neuropsychological problems?

Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI unavailable?

Calf Circumference (CC) in cm

CC unavailable?

Result

Results

Normal nutritional status

12-14 points

At risk of malnutrition

8-11 points

Malnourished

0-7 points