Development of nutrition screening guideline content for use by healthcare staffs in older adults in health clinic setting: a scoping review

Sheikh Hishamuddin, Siti Nur Amirah and Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda and Harith, Sakinah and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Noor Azam, Iman Nabihah and A Rashid, Nurul Syaireen (2022) Development of nutrition screening guideline content for use by healthcare staffs in older adults in health clinic setting: a scoping review. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 28 (1). pp. 119-148. ISSN 1394-035X

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Abstract

Introduction: Malnutrition, specifically undernutrition, in community-dwelling older adults reduces their well-being and predisposes to diseases. Therefore, timely malnutrition identification through nutrition screening is needed to identify at risk and malnourished patients. This study aimed to develop the content of nutrition screening guideline to facilitate healthcare staffs in health clinics to administer a validated nutrition screening tool specifically for older adults. Methods: A scoping review was conducted electronically using SCOPUS, PubMed, ProQuest Health & Medical Complete, and Cochrane databases. The systematic search was performed up to 31st December 2021. Search terms were created for identification of eligible and related articles. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the systematic search. The search was limited to English and Malay languages, and full text articles with no limitation of years. All data were extracted and analysed, guided by the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Results: From 728 identified articles, 18 articles were included in the analysis. Identified information for the guideline content were: introduction, aims and objectives, definition of malnutrition, prevalence of malnutrition, implementation of nutrition screening, guidance on administering items in validated tools, and guidance on anthropometric measurements. Meanwhile, format and flow charts from established guidelines served as references for the guideline development process. Conclusion: Appropriate content to develop a nutrition screening guideline has been identified based on this review. Development of a guideline based on this content can facilitate healthcare staffs to perform timely nutrition screening in older adults. Key words: healthcare staffs, malnutrition, nutrition screening guideline, older adults, scoping review

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	healthcare staffs, malnutrition, nutrition screening guideline, older adults, scoping review
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > RM216 Diet Therapy. Clinical Nutrition
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Nutrition Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr. Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2022 15:54
Last Modified:	20 Jul 2022 16:10
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/98858

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