Indicators:

• Unintentional weight loss
• A low body weight
• A reduced appetite
• A lack of interest in eating and drinking
• Feeling tired all the time
• Feeling weaker
• Getting ill often and taking a long time to recover
• Wounds taking a long time to heal
• Poor concentration
• Feeling cold most of the time
• Low mood or depression
• In children, not growing at the expected rate or not putting on weight as would normally be expected. Changes in behaviour or low energy levels

MUST Tool

Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool

The MUST tool is a simple 5 step screening tool and is recommended best practice as a way to screen individuals at risk of malnutrition.

It can be used in hospitals, community and other care settings and can be used by all care workers.

Dehydration

Signs of Dehydration