‘We are all time poor’ Is routine nutrition screening of older patients feasible?

• Main Authors: Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda, Charlton, Karen, Walton, Karen, Bonney, Andrew, Albert, George, Hodgkins, Adam, Potter, Jan, Milosavljevic, Marianna, Dalley, Andrew
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2013
• Subjects: RM216 Diet Therapy. Clinical Nutrition
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/59854/1/Hamirudin%20et.%20al.%20%282013%29%20AFP.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59854/7/59854_We%20are%20all%20time%20poor_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/59854/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23781535

Background: Despite clinical guidelines that recommend routine nutrition screening of older patients, this does not generally occur in the Australian general practice setting. This study aimed to identify perceived barriers and opportunities to implementing nutrition screening of older people in ge...