Table 1.

Method Used to Evaluate Risk for Malnutrition Using the Nutrition Risk Screen 2002

Impaired Nutrition Status		Severity of Disease
Mild	Weight loss > 5% in 3 months Or Food intake < 50%–75% of normal requirement in preceding week.	Mild	Hip fracture, chronic disease, in particular with acute complications: cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic hemodialysis, diabetes, malignant oncology.
Score 1		Score 1
Moderate	Weight loss >5% in 2 months. Or BMI 18.5–20.5 and impaired   general condition. Or Food intake 25%–60% of normal   requirement in preceding week.	Moderate	Major abdominal, stroke, severe pneumonia, malignant hematology.
Score 2		Score 2
Severe	Weight loss >5% in 1 month or >15% in 3 months. Or BMI < 18.5 and impaired general condition. Or Food intake 0%–25% of normal   requirement in preceding week.	Severe	Head injury, bone marrow transplantation, intensive care patients with an APACHE II score > 10.
Score 3		Score 3
		Add 1 point to the score if the patient is ≥70 years of age.
	Impaired Nutrition Status Score:	Severity of Disease Score:
Total Score = Impaired Nutrition Status and Severity of Disease Scores

This screen was completed in person. Nutrition care plans were initiated for patients who were categorized with high risk for malnutrition (scores ≥ 5) and moderate risk for malnutrition (scores = 3–4). Patients that were categorized with low risk for malnutrition (scores = 0–2) were rescreened weekly. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI, body mass index.