Nutritional care in rehabilitation and acute care of stroke patients: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition and nutritional care are significant challenges for healthcare professionals treating stroke patients, in both acute care and during rehabilitation. This study aimed to assess and synthesize the nutritional care recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for managing malnutrition risk in stroke patients, evaluate the supporting evidence, identify research gaps, and assess the quality of the CPGs.

Methods

Three databases, along with National Medical Association websites and nutrition journals, were searched for CPGs published between 2019 and 2024 that provided recommendations on nutritional care for stroke patients. Two independent reviewers performed data extraction, and three reviewers independently assessed CPG quality and clinical appl

SUBMITTER: Siewers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802607 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature