Educommunication in Nutrition and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Neurodegenerative diseases significantly impact individuals' nutritional status. Therefore, nutritional education plays a crucial role in enhancing the understanding of food and nutrition, preventing or minimizing malnutrition, promoting well-being, and empowering patients and caregivers. Educommunication is a methodology that utilizes communication as a pedagogical tool, with the potential to positively enhance the teaching-learning process. This study aims to identify and map educommunication strategies designed to educate caregivers and patients with neurodegenerative diseases about food and nutrition.

Methods

This scoping review followed the JBI Institute Reviewer's Manual. The search was conducted between June 2022 and March 2023 in databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, S

SUBMITTER: Coutinho KMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11355037 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature