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Screening tools used for identifying nutritional risk
| Tool used to identify nutritional risk | Number of respondents |
|---|---|
| Body mass index | 75 (62.0%) |
| Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) | 70 (57.9%) |
| Percentage weight loss | 24 (19.8%) |
| Disease specific tool | 2 (1.7%) |
| Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) | 2 (1.7%) |
| Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) | 2 (1.7%) |
| Nutrition Risk Screen 2002 (NRS-2002) | 1 (0.8%) |
| None | 3 (2.5%) |
| Did not know | 14 (11.6%) |
