What is the level of nutrition care provided to older adults attending emergency departments? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults often experience adverse health outcomes including malnutrition following discharge from emergency departments (ED). Discharge to community care is a transitionary time where nutritional vulnerability could be mitigated with the instigation of targeted nutrition care pathways in ED settings.

Aims and objectives

This scoping review aimed to establish and describe the level of nutrition care provided to older adults admitted and subsequently discharged from EDs.

Research design

Systematic searches of nine academic and grey literature databases (Medline (Ovid), Pubmed, CINAHL Complete (EBSCOhost), EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Scopus), grey literature sources (DART-Europe E-theses portal, Open Grey, and Trip Medical database) and four websites (Goo

SUBMITTER: Sarier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542468 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature