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Journal article
Menu Assessment Tools Used in Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review of Content and Quality
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol.38(4), pp.1-41
2025
PMCID: PMC12280851
PMID: 40692277
Abstract
This scoping review aimed to identify and synthesise existing publicly available tools that support menu assessments for residential aged care settings, specifically the tools content areas, recommendations and quality. The scoping review was conducted according to Levac et al. scoping review methodology and reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. Menu assessment tools were identified through grey literature through Google and Google Scholar search engines using key terms such as 'residential aged care' and 'menu assessment'. Data were synthesised and reported narratively, according to content areas of menu planning, nutritional basis of the menu, texture modification/fluid consistency, therapeutic and special diets and foodservice management recommendations. Quality appraisal was conducted using the Appraisal of Guidelines for REsearch & Evaluation Instrument. Seventeen tools from seven countries were included. There was variability in the content and recommendations, with no included tool covering all content areas. The overall quality ranged from two to six (out of seven), and no tools met the quality criteria to be recommended for use in their current form. The lack of consistency in content areas, recommendations and quality of tools indicates the need to modify existing tools or to conduct research to support the development of a new evidence-based tool. Future research is needed to gain consensus on acceptable content areas, appropriate recommendations and to develop an evidence-base to underpin the tools. A purpose-built, evidence-based tool is essential for consistent foodservice evaluation and for improving food and nutrition standards, ultimately enhancing resident outcomes.
Details
- Title
- Menu Assessment Tools Used in Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review of Content and Quality
- Authors
- Karly Bartrim (Corresponding Author) - The University of QueenslandAlice Pashley - University of CanberraMikaela Wheeler - The University of QueenslandLily Chen - University of Technology SydneyLisa Sossen - Lisa Sossen and Associates (Australia)Tracy Hancock - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of HealthDanielle Cave - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Publication details
- Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol.38(4), pp.1-41
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1111/jhn.70083
- ISSN
- 1365-277X; 0952-3871
- PMID
- 40692277; PMC12280851
- Copyright note
- © 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Dietetic Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Data Availability
- Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991153711702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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