Early Malnutrition Risk Detection for Quality Patient Care: An Analysis of Nutrition Risk Screening Tools in Kenyan Referral Hospitals.

ABSTRACT: Background & Objectives: Malnutrition is a prevalent condition linked to increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized adult patients. This study compared three nutrition risk screening tools-Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), and Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)-to determine the most effective method for early malnutrition risk detection among adult inpatients across Kenyatta National Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, and Kisii National Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical design involved 420 adult inpatients screened within 24 h of admission, using body mass index (BMI) as the reference standard. Results: Among hospitalized adults in thre

SUBMITTER: Mohamed M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12692030 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature