Nutritional risk screening in long-term residential care institutions

Introduction: Malnutrition is a state characterized by absolute or relative lack of energy and/or one or more essential nutrients. Hence it is always a co-morbid factor that seriously aggravates the patient's state. The aim of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients living in psychiatric residential care institutions. Methods and patients: The Malnutrition Advisory Group (MAG) has recently launched the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) programme to be able to optimize adult nutrition. Using the tool, the survey is the first step in identifying and treating malnourished patie…