MÉTODOS DE AVALIAÇÃO NUTRICIONAL EM PESSOAS VIVENDO COM HIV/AIDS: UMA REVISÃO DE ESCOPO

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify and describe methods to assess the nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Methods: A scoping review was carried out in the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Lilacs, SciELO, BVS databases in October 2021. Original articles assessing the nutritional status of PLWHA, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, were included. Results: The review covered 19 studies published between 1999 and 2021. The nutritional assessment methods found were Anthropometry, Thumb Adductor Muscle Thickness (TAMT), Hand Grip Strength (HGS), Bioimpedance, Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002), Mini Nutritional Assessment (MAN), Biochemical Assessment and Food Consumption. Conclusion: Given the lack of a gold standard, the combination of nutritional assessment methods is a good strategy to diagnose the nutritional status of PLWHA, enabling better conditions for nutritional management in this population. Key words: HIV, AIDS, Nutritional Assessment.