How are the mealtime experiences of people in residential aged care facilities informed by policy and best practice guidelines? A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mealtimes are embedded routines of residents living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) that directly impact their health and quality of life. Little is known about how mealtime experiences are informed and affected by structures such as government and organisational policies and processes. This scoping review used Giddens' (The constitution of society: outline of the theory of structuration, 1984) Structuration Theory to investigate how governance structures related to mealtime practices inform residents' mealtime experiences.

Methods

Using Arksey and O'Malley's (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8:19-32, 2005) scoping review framework, a systematic database, grey literature and policy search was completed in May 2020 and updated in July 2021. From 2725 identified a

SUBMITTER: Koh RTG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463738 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature