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Health Assessment Graph For Mini Nutritional Assessment
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Unanswered Questions will be Highlighted in Red.
1. Has food intake declined over the past 3 months due to loss of appetite, digestive problems, chewing or swallowing difficulties?
No loss of appetite Moderate loss of appetite Severe loss of appetite
2. Weight loss during last months
no weight loss weight loss between 1 and 3 kg (2.2 and 6.6 lbs) does not know weight loss greater than 3 kg (6.6 lbs)
3. Mobility
goes out able to get out of bed/chair but does not go out bed or chair bound
4. Has suffered psychological stress or acute disease in the past 3 months
No Yes
5. Neuropsychological problems
no psychological problems mild dementia severe dementia or depression
6. Body Mass Index (BMI) (weight in kg) / (height in m)2 [Calculate Your Body Mass Index Please CLICK HERE]
BMI 23 or greater BMI 21 to less than 23 BMI 19 to less than 21 BMI less than 19
7. Lives independently (not in a nursing home or hospital)
No Yes
8. Takes more than 3 prescription drugs per day
No Yes
9. Pressure sores or skin ulcers
No Yes
10. How many full meals does the patient eat daily?
3 Meals 2 Meals 1 Meals
11. At least one serving of dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt) per day?
No Yes
12. Two or more serving of legumes or eggs per week?
No Yes
13. Meat, fish or poultry every day
No Yes
14. Consumes two or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day?
No Yes
15. How much fluid (water, juice, coffee, tea, milk…) is consumed per day?
more than 5 cups 3 to 5 cups less than 3 cups
16. Mode of feeding
self-fed without any problem self-fed with some difficulty unable to eat without assistance
17. Self view of nutritional status
views self as having no nutritional problem is uncertain of nutritional state view self as being malnourished
18. In comparison with other people of the same age, how do they consider their health status?
Better As good Does not know Not as good
19. Mid-arm circumference (MAC) in cm
MAC 22 or greater MAC 21 to 22 MAC less than 21
20. Calf circumference (CC) in cm
CC 31 or greater CC less than 31
Nutritional Evaluation in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

The standard gerontological evaluation of overall health status in the elderly employs simple, rapid, inexpensive and internationally validated scales for rating cognitive function, functional status, walking, balance, and socio-economic status. Corrective intervention helps to lower mortality, improve quality of life and save healthcare costs.

The standard gerontological evaluation should incorporate nutritional assessment since malnutrition is a prognostic factor closely related to mortality and morbidity. Moreover, the prevalence of malnutrition relatively low in free-living elderly (5–8 %) rises considerably (30–60 %) in hospitalised or institutionalised elderly. Since current nutrition assessment tools comprising clinical evaluation, anthropometrics, dietary recall and laboratory investigation are lengthy and expensive, the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was developed. This tool is easy to use and inexpensive.