Priority 23 from the Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the best healthy eating advice and how should this be communicated to patients at home and people at home who may be at risk of malnutrition? (JLA PSP Priority 23)
Overall ranking	23
JLA question ID	0085/23
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	Baldwin C, Kimber KL, Gibbs M, Weekes CE. Supportive interventions for enhancing dietary intake in malnourished or nutritionally at‐risk adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016(12).
Health Research Classification System category	Generic Health Relevance

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	What macronutrients are the most important or is a balance? ~ Less tax on bad foods and more promotion of a better diet and methods of simple and affordable healthier alternatives and recipes. ~ How do people best respond to information about healthy eating? ~ How can people know what to do about sudden weight loss? ~ Is lack of access to dieticians and knowledgeable advice preventing patients with chronic health conditions recovering or managing their health especially if they do not have a low bmi. ~ How intensive would dietary advice for prevention need to be and for how long?
Submitted by	12 x healthcare professional ~ 3 x carer ~ 4 x patient ~ 4 x other

Extra information provided by this PSP

Original uncertainty examples

What macronutrients are the most important or is a balance? ~ Less tax on bad foods and more promotion of a better diet and methods of simple and affordable healthier alternatives and recipes. ~ How do people best respond to information about healthy eating? ~ How can people know what to do about sudden weight loss? ~ Is lack of access to dieticians and knowledgeable advice preventing patients with chronic health conditions recovering or managing their health especially if they do not have a low bmi. ~ How intensive would dietary advice for prevention need to be and for how long?

Submitted by

12 x healthcare professional ~ 3 x carer ~ 4 x patient ~ 4 x other

PSP information
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