Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Calculator Clinical Calculator and Pathways - Guideline Central

Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Calculator

Screening tool designed to identify older adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.

Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Calculator

Complete the screen by selecting the appropriate responses with the appropriate numbers. Total the numbers for the final screening score.

Interpretation

Sources:
  1. Vellas B, Villars H, Abellan G, et al. Overview of the MNA® - Its History and Challenges. J Nutr Health Aging 2006;10:456-465.
  2. 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.
  3. Guigoz Y. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA®) Review of the Literature - What does it tell us? J Nutr Health Aging 2006; 10:466-487.
  4. Kaiser MJ, Bauer JM, Ramsch C, et al. Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status. J Nutr Health Aging 2009; 13:782-788.
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