Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Jan 24, 2024
Open Peer Review Period: Jan 25, 2024 - Mar 21, 2024
Date Accepted: Apr 2, 2024
Date Submitted to PubMed: May 2, 2024
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Social Factors Associated with Nutrition Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review
ABSTRACT
Background:
In high-income countries, between 65 and 70 percent of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older are at high nutrition risk. Nutrition risk is the risk of poor dietary intake and nutritional status. Consequences of high nutrition risk include frailty, hospitalization, death, and reduced quality of life. While the social influences on eating behavior in later life have been examined, a review has not been completed on the social factors associated with nutrition risk.
Objective:
The objective of this scoping review is to understand the extent and type of evidence concerning the relationship between social factors and nutrition risk among community-dwelling older adults in high-income countries.
Methods:
This review will follow the scoping review methodology as outlined by the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis, and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. The search will include MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychInfo, and Web of Science. There will be no date limits placed on the search. However, only resources available in English will be included. EndNote and Covidence will be used for reference management and removal of duplicate studies. Articles will be screened, and data extracted by at least 2 independent reviewers using Covidence.
Results:
The scoping review was started in October 2023 and will be finalized by August 2024. Findings will describe the tools commonly used to screen for and identify nutrition risk in community-dwelling older adults, the social factors commonly examined in the nutrition risk literature, and the tools used to measure social factors. Common themes will be identified. The results of the extracted data will be presented in the form of a narrative summary with accompanying tables.
Conclusions:
With the high prevalence of nutrition risk in community-dwelling older adults in high-income countries and the negative consequences of nutrition risk, it is essential to understand the social factors associated with nutrition risk. The results of the review are anticipated to aid in the identification of individuals who should be screened proactively for nutrition risk and inform programs and policies designed to reduce the prevalence of nutrition risk.
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