Malnutrition risk screening: New insights in a new era

Marian de van der Schueren (First author), Harriët Jager-Wittenaar

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Abstract

Twenty years ago, ESPEN published its “Guidelines for nutritional screening 2002”, with the note that these guidelines were based on the evidence available until 2002, and that they needed to be updated and adapted to current state of knowledge in the future. Twenty years have passed, and tremendous progress has been made in the field of malnutrition risk screening. Many screening tools have been developed and validated for different patient groups and different health care settings. Some countries even have introduced mandatory screening for malnutrition at admission to hospital. Yet, changes in society and healthcare require a reflection on current practice and policies regarding malnutrition risk screening. In this opinion paper, we share our perspectives on malnutrition risk screening in the twenty-twenties, addressing the changing and varying profile of the malnourished individual, the goals of screening and screening tools (i.e., preventive or reactive), the construct of malnutrition risk (i.e., screening for risk factors or screening for existing malnutrition), and screening alongside a patient's journey.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2163-2168
Number of pages6
JournalClinical Nutrition
Volume41
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2022

Keywords

  • malnutrition
  • risk screening
  • screening tools

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