TY - JOUR

T1 - Nutritional screening of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a scoping review

AU - Sørensen, Sarah J

AU - Brekke, Ghita

AU - Kok, Karin

AU - Sørensen, Jette Led

AU - Born, Alfred P

AU - Mølgaard, Christian

AU - Høi-Hansen, Christina Engel

N1 - CURIS 2021 NEXS 357 © 2021 Mac Keith Press.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Aim: To examine nutritional screening methods for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.Method: A scoping review was performed using established methodologies. In June 2020 we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Complete, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify articles on tools/methods for nutritional screening of our target groups.Results: Thirty studies were included, containing various tools/methods used to identify under- and/or overnutrition by weight/height, circumferences, skinfolds, questionnaires, and/or technically advanced or invasive methods. Questionnaires, weight/height, circumferences, and skinfolds were considered feasible based on clinical utility, whereas bioelectrical impedance analysis and blood samples were not.Interpretation: We identified two screening tools for undernutrition that include no physical measurements, but did not find any screening tools for overweight and obesity. Most of the studies recommended one or more methods, indicating that determining nutritional status most likely includes a combination of methods, not all of which may be feasible in clinical practice.

AB - Aim: To examine nutritional screening methods for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.Method: A scoping review was performed using established methodologies. In June 2020 we searched PubMed, Embase, CINAHL Complete, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify articles on tools/methods for nutritional screening of our target groups.Results: Thirty studies were included, containing various tools/methods used to identify under- and/or overnutrition by weight/height, circumferences, skinfolds, questionnaires, and/or technically advanced or invasive methods. Questionnaires, weight/height, circumferences, and skinfolds were considered feasible based on clinical utility, whereas bioelectrical impedance analysis and blood samples were not.Interpretation: We identified two screening tools for undernutrition that include no physical measurements, but did not find any screening tools for overweight and obesity. Most of the studies recommended one or more methods, indicating that determining nutritional status most likely includes a combination of methods, not all of which may be feasible in clinical practice.

U2 - 10.1111/dmcn.14981

DO - 10.1111/dmcn.14981

M3 - Review

C2 - 34247401

VL - 63

SP - 1374

EP - 1381

JO - Developmental medicine and child neurology. Supplement

JF - Developmental medicine and child neurology. Supplement

SN - 0419-0238

IS - 12

ER -