Feasibility of implementing routine nutritional screening for older adults in Australian general practices: a mixed-methods study

Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda and Charlton, Karen and Walton, Karen and Bonney, Andrew and Potter, Jan and Albert, George and Milosavljevic, Marianna and Hodgkins, Adam and Ghosh, Abhijeet and Dalley, Andrew (2014) Feasibility of implementing routine nutritional screening for older adults in Australian general practices: a mixed-methods study. BMC Family Practice, 15 (186). pp. 1-9. ISSN 1471-2296

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Abstract

Nutrition screening in older adults is not routinely performed in Australian primary care settings. Low awareness of the extent of malnutrition in this patient group, lack of training and time constraints are major barriers that practice staff face. This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of including a validated nutrition screening tool and accompanying nutrition resource kit for use with older patients attending general practice. Secondary aims were to assess nutrition-related knowledge of staff and to identify the extent of malnutrition in this patient group

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5037/46980
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malnutrition, Older adults, Nutrition screening, Training, Feasibility
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Nutrition Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2016 12:15
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2018 15:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/46980

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