Health policy to address disease-related malnutrition: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Abstract

Background

Health policies promote optimal care, yet policies that address disease-related malnutrition (DRM) are lacking. The purpose of this study was to conduct a scoping review to identify literature on existing and planned policy to address DRM in children or adults and explore the settings, contexts and actors of DRM policy.

Methods

A search strategy comprising DRM and policy keywords was applied to eight databases on 24 February 2023. Articles that addressed DRM and policy were selected for inclusion after two independent reviews. The health policy triangle (HPT) framework (ie, actors, content, contexts and processes considerations for policy) guided data extraction and thematic analysis.

Results

A total of 67 articles were included out of the

SUBMITTER: Ford KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773663 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature