The Use of Technology in Identifying Hospital Malnutrition: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Malnutrition is a condition most commonly arising from the inadequate consumption of nutrients necessary to maintain physiological health and is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and sarcopenia. Malnutrition occurring in the hospital setting is caused by insufficient monitoring, identification, and assessment efforts. Furthermore, the ability of health care workers to identify and recognize malnourished patients is suboptimal. Therefore, interventions focusing on the identification and treatment of malnutrition are valuable, as they reduce the risks and rates of malnutrition within hospitals. Technology may be a particularly useful ally in identifying malnutrition due to scalability, timeliness, and effectiveness. In an effort to explore th

SUBMITTER: Trtovac D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5797288 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature