title: Identifying and managing malnutrition in the community.
abstract: Malnutrition affects more than 3 million people in the UK, most of whom live in the community. Malnutrition is both a cause and consequence of disease and can lead to increased mortality and morbidity, delayed recovery from illness and impaired body function which can make carrying out activities of daily living difficult. Managing malnutrition in the community involves identifying malnutrition using a universally validated screening tool and implementing appropriate care plans according to the degree of malnutrition. Regional and local guidance can be used to assist healthcare professionals to prescribe appropriate oral nutritional supplements and monitor nutritional aims and goals.
authors.affiliation: Community Nutrition Support Dietitian, St Patricks Centre for Community Health, Highgate, Birmingham.
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McEvilly
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004045:Dietary Services; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: MUSTw oral nutrition support; community; food; malnutrition