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September 16, 2025Frontiers in NutritionOpen Access

Nutrition literacy assessment in older adults: a scoping review of measurement tools

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YRYanjun RenYLY. LiuKLKai Liu

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Overview

This scoping review identifies and compares nutrition literacy assessment tools for the elderly, suggesting improvements to their validation and applicability.

Key Points

  • The review uncovers significant gaps in existing nutrition literacy assessment tools for elderly patients.
  • Among 12 evaluated instruments, only a few, like the SNAQ and NLAT, showed reliability while lacking comprehensive validation.
  • Many current tools focus narrowly on basic nutritional knowledge and overall status, inadequately meeting needs of elderly with chronic diseases.
  • Enhancing the cultural appropriateness and functionality of assessment tools is critical for effective personalized nutritional management.

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Ren et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42718713b0b5dfea6d40ahttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1608558
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