A nursing minimum dataset for documenting nutritional care for adults in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol.

Abstract

REVIEW QUESTION / OBJECTIVE The primary objective of the scoping review is to identify all published nutritional screening instruments that have been validated in the adult population in primary healthcare settings and to report on their psychometric validity. The scoping review will also seek to include published evidence from the perspective of relevant experts in the field as to what is viewed as appropriate to assess in relation to nutritional care for adults in primary healthcare. Furthermore, published evidence of adult patients’ and their relatives’ views of nutritional assessment and documentation will also be sought for inclusion. Review question 1: What nutritional screening instruments have been validated for use for the adult population in primary healthcare settings? Review question 2: What is the psychometric validity of these nutritional screenings tools? Review question 3: What do nutritional experts, patients and their relatives find appropriate to assess in relation to the nutritional status of adults in primary healthcare? In this scoping review, the term “appropriate” refers to what patients, their relatives and experts consider as “suitable” or “meaningful” to assess in relation to the nutritional status of adults. INCLUSION CRITERIA Types of participants For Question 1 and 2, this scoping review will seek to include studies with participants who are adults (aged 18 years and over) of any sex, culture, diagnoses and ethnicity. For Question 3, studies will be sought that report on the views and opinions of nutritional experts as well as the views of patients (defined above) and their relatives.TRUNCATED AT 250 WORD