Exploring gaps, opportunities, barriers and enablers in malnutrition policy through key informant interviews: a qualitative inquiry from the CANDReaM initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Abstract

Objectives

Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) presents in up to half of adults and one-third of children admitted to Canadian hospitals and significantly impacts health outcomes. Strategies to screen, diagnose and treat DRM exist but policy to facilitate implementation and sustainability are lacking. The purpose of this study was to explore gaps, opportunities, barriers and enablers for DRM policy in Canada.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted with multi-national key informants in DRM and/or health policy. Purposive sampling identified participants for a semi-structured interview. The health policy triangle framework informs policy outcomes by considering actors, content, context and processes, and was used to guide this work. Inductive thematic analys

SUBMITTER: Ford KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773664 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature