Priority 11 from the Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: Does social interaction, the use of volunteers and more sociable mealtimes in hospitals improve patient’s food intake? (JLA PSP Priority 11) | |
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| Overall ranking | 11 |
| JLA question ID | 0085/11 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
Whitelock G, Aromataris E. Effectiveness of mealtime interventions to improve nutritional intake of adult patients in the acute care setting: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports. 2013;11(3):263-305. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic health relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | If staff are enabled to eat their lunch and have a cup of tea with older patients in acute hospitals does this improve food and fluid intake? ~ Socialisation at meal times in acute hospitals ~ Role of volunteers at mealtimes |
| Submitted by | 3 x healthcare professional |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0085 |
| PSP name | Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 81 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 7 June 2019 |