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

• Main Authors: Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda, Charlton, Karen, Walton, Karen, Bonney, Andrew, Potter, Jan, Albert, George, Milosavljevic, Marianna, Hodgkins, Adam, Ghosh, Abhijeet, Dalley, Andrew
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2014
• Subjects: RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46980/1/46980_-_Feasibility_of_implementing_routine_nutritional_screening.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46980/; http://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-014-0186-5

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...