Priority 8 from the Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is there evidence that treating malnutrition in the community would lower hospital admissions and length of stay? (JLA PSP Priority 8)
Overall ranking	8
JLA question ID	0085/8
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	Is there strong evidence that treating Malnutrition in the community leads to lower hospital admission rates and length of stay if admitted?
Submitted by	1 x healthcare professional

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