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. 2016 Dec 20;2016(12):CD009840. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009840.pub2
Cochrane Library (Wiley)
I: Population
1. [mh ^Stroke] or stroke:ti,ab
2. [mh ^"Alzheimer Disease"] or alzheimer:ti,ab
3. [mh ^Dementia] or dement*:ti,ab
4. [mh ^"Mild Cognitive Impairment"] or "cognitive impairment":ti,ab
5. [mh "Hip Fractures"] or ("hip fracture*" or "femoral neck fracture*"):ti,ab
6. [mh ^"Nursing Homes"] or [mh ^"Homes for the Aged"] or ("nursing home*"):ti,ab
7. (residents or residential):ti,ab
8. [mh ^"Aged"] or [mh ^"Aging"] or aged:ti,ab
9. [mh ^"Frail Elderly"] or (elder or elders or elderly):ti,ab
10. (older or geriatric):ti,ab
11. [mh ^"Inpatients"] or inpatients:ti,ab
12. [mh ^"Outpatients"] or outpatients:ti,ab
13. [mh ^"Institutionalization"] or institutionali*:ti,ab
14. [mh ^"Hospitalization"] or (hospitali?ed or hospitali?ation):ti,ab
15. {or #1‐#14}
II: Condition
16. [mh ^"Malnutrition"] or [mh ^"Protein‐Energy Malnutrition"]
17. (malnourish* or malnutrition):ti,ab
18. [mh ^"Nutrition Assessment"]
19. [mh ^"Nutritional Status"] or "nutritional status":ti,ab
20. [mh ^"Nutritional Requirements"]
21. [mh ^"Nutrition Disorders"]
22. [mh ^"Nutritional Support"]
23. ((nutritional or nutrition or nutritionally) near/2 risk):ti,ab
24. ((unintentional or risk) near/2 "weight loss"):ti,ab
25. (undernutrition or undernourished or hyponutrition):ti,ab
26. [mh ^"Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena"]
27. [mh ^"Energy Intake"]
28. [mh ^"Feeding Behavior"] or [mh ^"Feeding Methods"]
29. ("Mini Nutritional Assessment" or "Eating Behaviour Scale" or "Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation" or "Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool"):ti,ab
30. ((improve* or increase* or inadequate) near/3 ("nutrient intake" or "energy intake" or "dietary intake" or "food intake")):ti,ab
31. {or #16‐#30}
32. #15 and #31
33. #32 not (child* or infant* or pregnan*):ti,ab,kw
34. Publication Year from 2013 to 2016
MEDLINE (Ovid SP)
I: Population
1. Stroke/ or stroke.tw.
2. Alzheimer Disease/ or alzheimer.tw.
3. Dementia/ or dement*.tw.
4. Mild Cognitive Impairment/ or cognitive impairment.tw.
5. exp Hip Fractures/ or (hip fracture? or femoral neck fracture?).tw.
6. Nursing Homes/ or Homes for the Aged/ or (nursing home?).tw.
7. (residents or residential).tw.
8. Aged/ or Aging/ or aged.tw.
9. Frail Elderly/ or (elder or elders or elderly).tw.
10. (older or geriatric).tw.
11. Inpatients/ or inpatients.tw.
12. Outpatients/ or outpatients.tw.
13. Institutionalization/ or institutionali*.tw.
14. Hospitalization/ or (hospitali?ed or hospitali?ation).tw.
15. or/1‐14
II: Condition
16. Malnutrition/ or Protein‐Energy Malnutrition/
17. (malnourish* or malnutrition).tw.
18. Nutrition Assessment/
19. Nutritional Status/ or nutritional status.tw.
20. Nutritional Requirements/
21. Nutrition Disorders/
22. Nutritional Support/
23. ((nutritional or nutrition or nutritionally) adj2 risk).tw.
24. ((unintentional or risk) adj2 weight loss).tw.
25. (undernutrition or undernourished or hyponutrition).tw.
26. Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/
27. Energy Intake/
28. Feeding Behavior/ or Feeding Methods/
29. (Mini Nutritional Assessment or Eating Behaviour Scale or Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation or Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool).tw.
30. ((improve* or increase? or inadequate) adj3 (nutrient intake or energy intake or dietary intake or food intake)).tw.
31. or/16‐30
32. 15 and 31
III. [Cochrane Handbook 2008 RCT filter ‐ sensitivity and precision max. version]
33. randomized controlled trial.pt.
34. controlled clinical trial.pt.
35. randomi?ed.ab.
36. placebo.ab.
37. clinical trials as topic/
38. randomly.ab.
39. trial.ti.
40. or/33‐39
41. exp animals/ not humans/
42. 40 not 41
43. 32 and 42
44. 43 not (child* or infant* or pregnan*).tw.
45. limit 44 to yr="2013‐Current"
ClinicalTrials.gov (Advanced search)
Search Terms: malnourished OR malnutrition OR undernourished OR undernutrition OR "under nutrition" OR "poor nutritional status" OR "nutritional risk" OR "inadequate nutrient intake"
Study Type: Interventional Studies
Age Group: Adult (18–65), Senior (66+)
WHO ICTRP (Standard search)
malnourished AND elder* OR
malnutrition AND elder* OR
undernourished AND elder* OR
undernutrition AND elder* OR
malnourished AND aged OR
malnutrition AND aged OR
undernourished AND aged OR
undernutrition AND aged OR
malnourished AND geriatric OR
malnutrition AND geriatric OR
undernourished AND geriatric OR
undernutrition AND geriatric