Barriers and opportunities of nutrition screening in elderly patients in health clinic settings in Kuantan, Pahang: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Sheikh Hishamuddin, Siti Nur Amirah, Hamirudin, Aliza Haslinda, Harith, Sakinah, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim, A Rashid, Nurul Syaireen
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: RM216 Diet Therapy. Clinical Nutrition
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/93424/1/93424_Barriers%20and%20opportunities%20of%20nutrition%20screening%20in%20elderly.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93424/2/93424_Barriers%20and%20opportunities%20of%20nutrition%20screening%20in%20elderly_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/93424/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2021100809382704_MJMHS_0833.pdf

Introduction: The elderly population are susceptible to malnutrition due to many factors. Hence, timely malnutrition identification through nutrition screening needs to be performed routinely in health clinics. However, the nutrition screening practice in health clinics need to be improvised for mal...