01.06.2019 | Review
How effective is nutrition education aiming to prevent or treat malnutrition in community-dwelling older adults? A systematic review
verfasst von:
Jennifer Rea, Kate Walters, Christina Avgerinou
Erschienen in:
European Geriatric Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2019
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Key summary points
Aim
This systematic review investigates the effectiveness of primary care and community based educational interventions aiming to prevent or treat malnutrition in older adults.
Findings
We found some evidence that nutrition education interventions may improve nutrition-related outcomes in community-dwelling older people. However, the strength of currently available evidence is low, with methodological limitations, and results need to be interpreted with caution.
Message
More robust, high quality studies are needed to ascertain the effectiveness of nutrition education in community-dwelling older people at risk of malnutrition.