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Nutrition knowledge assessment tools for older adults and their carers: a scoping review.
- Source :
- Nutrition Research Reviews; Dec2023, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p216-231, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Poor nutritional intake is common among older adults. Given that nutrition knowledge is an important determinant of eating behaviour and nutritional status, understanding areas of inadequate knowledge can guide educational interventions to reduce risk of nutritional deficiencies and promote healthy ageing. This review investigated tools assessing general nutritional knowledge of older adults and their carers. Following the Joanna Briggs for Scoping Reviews guidelines, 4 databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health and Embase) and grey literature were searched. Studies of any type containing general nutrition knowledge assessment tools for older adults or their carers were included. In total, 6934 articles were identified, of which 24 met the eligibility criteria, and 23 unique nutrition knowledge assessment tools were included. Of these tools, 14 were original, 6 were modified from other tools and 3 used dietary-related responses from national dietary survey questions. 6 tools were developed for carers (mostly nurses) and 17 tools for older adults. Tools had between 4 and 110 items. The most common topics for general nutrition knowledge questions were related to nutrients and roles, food sources of nutrients, and diet–disease relationships. 8 tools were developed prior to 2000. Most studies did not specify or assess psychometric properties of the tool, with only 9 (38 %) and 6 (26 %) studies testing for reliability and validity, respectively, and only 1 tool was considered reliable. Additional research for the development of reliable and validated tools or the validation of existing tools to assess nutrition knowledge of older adults and their carers is needed across different healthcare settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- EXPERIMENTAL design
FOOD habits
CINAHL database
NUTRITIONAL assessment
CAREGIVERS
RESEARCH evaluation
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
NUTRITION
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
RESEARCH methodology
SYSTEMATIC reviews
WORLD health
HEALTH literacy
PSYCHOMETRICS
AGING
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
LITERATURE reviews
MEDLINE
ELDER care
NUTRITIONAL status
HEALTH promotion
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09544224
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nutrition Research Reviews
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174038195
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422421000330