Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2017;25(1):59-64

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-635X.2017.01.009

Nutritional risk screening and nutritional assessment: definition, clinical practice, and possible pitfalls

Jian YANG ; Ming ZHANG ; Zhuming JIANG ; Kang YU ; Weigang ZHAO ; Qian LU ; Mingwei ZHU ; Jingyong XU ; Minjie ZENG ; Hongxia XU

Keywords

Malnutrition; Nutritional risk; Undernutrition; Nutritional screening; Nutritional risk screening; Nutritional assessment

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Nutritional support therapy includes three main components:nutritional screening,nutritional assessment,and nutritional intervention.It is important to emphasize that nutritional screening and nutritional assessment are two different concepts and definitions,which are often confusing for many physicians,nurses,and dietitians.In this review,we present an overview on the main concepts about nutritional screening and nutritional assessment,highlight their features and complementarity,and discuss the future perspectives in the clinical practice.