References & Resources

The following references and resources are aimed to support the content presented in the Infographic “Nutrition Risk Screening for Community Nurses”.

References

Nutrition risk in community seniors

• One in 3 seniors  (≥ 65 yrs.) living in the community are at nutrition risk ¹

Nutrition can improve outcomes

• Nutrition counselling and oral nutrition supplements can improve patient outcomes ²
• In Primary care, $1 spent on nutrition intervention can save up to $99 by reducing medication use, hospitalizations and freeing up physician time ³

1. Ramage-Morin P, Garriguet D.  Nutritional risk among older Canadians, Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 82-003-X, Health Reports, 2013;24( 3): 3-13 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24257971/
    
2. Schuetz P, Fehr R, Baechli V, et al. Individualised nutritional support in medical inpatients at nutritional risk: a randomised clinical trial. Lancet. 2019;393(10188):2312-2321. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32776-4
    
3. Howatson A, Wall CR, Turner-Benny P. The contribution of dietitians to the primary health care workforce. J Prim Health Care. 2015 Dec 1;7(4):324-32. doi: 10.1071/hc15324. PMID: 26668838 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26668838/

Resources

The following resources are to assist healthcare providers with nutrition risk screening in primary care & the community.

Guide for: Nutrition Screening tools

Screen 8

MNA-SF®

Poverty Screening (Food Insecurity)

The following resources are to educate health care providers on select nutrition care plans and pathways for their patients in primary care & the community.

Basic Nutrition Care Plan

Pathway for Adults Aged 65+

Guidance for Primary Care Nutrition Pathway for Adults Aged 65 yrs+
Detailed instructions to support the implementation of the Primary Care Nutrition Pathway for Adults Aged 65 yrs+

Malnutrition Toolkit