Use of self-administered Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) is not a valid means of identifying inpatients at risk for malnutrition on the Clinical Teaching Unit

Abstract

Background: Evidence exists validating self-administration of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) to screen for risk of malnutrition among outpatients, but the validity of self-screening by inpatients has not yet been demonstrated. The goal of this study was to determine the validity of self-screening with the MUST as a means of identifying inpatients at risk for malnutrition.