For cancer patients and caregivers, to monitor weight and nutritional status.
1. Have you recently lost weight without trying?
How much weight have you lost?
2. Have you been eating poorly because of a decreased appetite?
MST Rating:
A score of 2 or more indicates that the patient may be at risk of malnutrition. Patient should be referred to a dietitian within 24-72 hours (depending on risk) for full assessment and intervention.
For patients with a score of 0 or 1, rescreen the patient if the length of stay exceeds 7 days (and repeat weekly as needed).
Reference:
Ferguson M, Capra S, Bauer J, Banks M: Development of a valid and reliable malnutrition screening tool for adult acute hospital patients. Nutrition 1999;15(6):458–464.
BMI is a calculation that takes into account body weight correlated with height.The result indicates whether the person is within the parameters of ideal weight.
BMI is a method for grading the weight categories that may cause health problems.
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