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A systematic review of the use of volunteers to improve mealtime care of adult patients or residents in institutional settings

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  • Sue M Green
  • Helen J Martin
  • Helen C Roberts
  • Avan Aihie Sayer

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Aims and objectives. The objective of this review was to locate and assess the evidence obtained from articles reporting empirical research that volunteers improve mealtime care of adults in institutional settings. Background. Malnutrition in adult patients or residents in institutional care settings is common. Poor standards of mealtime care have been suggested to contribute to the development of malnutrition. Design. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Method. Key words were identified and used separately and in combination to search the electronic databases MEDLINE®, CINHAL®, BNI and EMBASE and the internet for relevant articles. Searches were undertaken in August 2008, April 2009 and July 1010. Results. Ten studies fulfilled the criteria for inclusion. The methodologies of five of the 10 studies were unclear due to the brevity of the reports. The validity of the design of the other five studies varied. Generally the results suggested the use of volunteers in mealtime care increased satisfaction of patients, relatives, volunteers and staff concerning meal‐time assistance (assessed using methods such as questionnaires and focus groups) and three studies found increased nutritional intake in groups assisted by volunteers. However, few well designed and reported studies were identified. Conclusions. There is some evidence that volunteers can improve mealtime care of adult patients or residents in institutional settings, however few well designed studies are reported. Relevance to clinical practice. This review demonstrates that there is limited evidence that the use of volunteers improves mealtime care of adult patients or relatives in institutional settings.

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  • Sue M Green & Helen J Martin & Helen C Roberts & Avan Aihie Sayer, 2011. "A systematic review of the use of volunteers to improve mealtime care of adult patients or residents in institutional settings," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(13‐14), pages 1810-1823, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:20:y:2011:i:13-14:p:1810-1823
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03624.x
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    1. Rosemary Saunders & Karla Seaman & Renée Graham & Angela Christiansen, 2019. "The effect of volunteers’ care and support on the health outcomes of older adults in acute care: A systematic scoping review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(23-24), pages 4236-4249, December.
    2. Dorthe Sørensen & Anna Rottensten Wieghorst & Johanne Andersen Elbek & Camilla Askov Mousing, 2020. "Mealtime challenges in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Who is responsible?," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(23-24), pages 4583-4593, December.
    3. Helen C Roberts & Sanet De Wet & Kirsty Porter & Gemma Rood & Norma Diaper & Judy Robison & Anna L Pilgrim & Marinos Elia & Alan A Jackson & Cyrus Cooper & Avan Aihie Sayer & Sian Robinson, 2014. "The feasibility and acceptability of training volunteer mealtime assistants to help older acute hospital inpatients: the Southampton Mealtime Assistance Study," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(21-22), pages 3240-3249, November.
    4. Ella Ottrey & Claire Palermo & Catherine E. Huggins & Judi Porter, 2018. "Exploring staff perceptions and experiences of volunteers and visitors on the hospital ward at mealtimes using an ethnographic approach," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(7-8), pages 1571-1579, April.
    5. Eliza C Tassone & Jasmin A Tovey & Jessica E Paciepnik & Isabel M Keeton & Anthony Y Khoo & Nicholas G Van Veenendaal & Judi Porter, 2015. "Should we implement mealtime assistance in the hospital setting? A systematic literature review with meta‐analyses," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(19-20), pages 2710-2721, October.

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