Purpose and history
Low appetite can precede reduced intake and unintentional weight loss, especially in older adults and people with chronic illness. The original SNAQ was reported by Wilson and colleagues in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005.
What is assessed
The four areas concern perceived appetite, fullness during meals, perceived taste of food and usual meal frequency. A total score of 14 or below was associated with elevated risk of subsequent weight loss in the original study. This statistical threshold is not a prediction for an individual patient.
Tool performance varies by population. It does not determine the underlying cause of poor appetite or replace clinical nutritional assessment.
Two different SNAQ instruments
This page refers to the American Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, with four appetite domains. The Dutch Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ©) is a separate malnutrition screening instrument with different scoring rules. The two should not be conflated.
Translation and reproduction rights
The original language is US English. Studies of adaptations describe author permission and formal translation procedures. We have not verified blanket permission to reproduce and translate the questionnaire as a Russian online service.
ePROVIDE lists the instrument and provides a route to information about access. Availability of a research article does not automatically grant rights to reproduce a questionnaire.
Sources and rights
- ePROVIDE — Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire ↗
- Wilson et al. (2005), original study ↗
- Lau et al. (2020), validation study ↗
- Japanese-language validation and author consultation ↗
VesninMed does not reproduce the questionnaire or claim that its own translation is validated.