Authors
Philine S Harris, Liz Payne, Leanne Morrison, Sue M Green, Daniela Ghio, Claire Hallett, Emma L Parsons, Paul Aveyard, Helen C Roberts, Michelle Sutcliffe, Siân Robinson, Joanna Slodkowska-Barabasz, Paul S Little, Michael A Stroud, Lucy Yardley
Publication date
2019/12
Source
BMC Family Practice
Volume
20
Pages
1-10
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Malnutrition (specifically undernutrition) in older, community-dwelling adults reduces well-being and predisposes to disease. Implementation of screen-and-treat policies could help to systematically detect and treat at-risk and malnourished patients. We aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to implementing malnutrition screen and treat policies in primary/community care, which barriers have been addressed and which facilitators have been successfully incorporated in existing interventions.
Method
A data-base search was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, DARE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from 2012 to June 2016 to identify relevant qualitative and quantitative literature from primary/community care. Studies were included if participants were older, community-dwelling adults …
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