Self-reported body weight and height on admission to hospital: A reliable method in multi-professional evidence-based nutritional care?

Screening patients' nutritional status on admission to hospital is recommended by evidence-based guidelines on malnu-trition. In practice, self-reported values for body weight and height are often used by nurses and dieticians. This study assessed the accuracy of self-reported body weight and height and whether these self-reported values might be influenced by the nature of the health-care worker involved. Patients (n = 611) on admission reported their body weight and height to a nurse and a dietician. Reported values were analysed and compared with the measured values. Self-reported values for body weight and height on admission are not always accurate.

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