Towards accurate malnutrition identification in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: a qualitative investigation
Weight-centric approaches risk misclassifying malnutrition in SCI. Tailored frameworks that incorporate functional, clinical, and psychosocial factors are needed, alongside institutional support for successful implementation. Refined tools may standardise assessment and better address malnutrition's complex aetiology in SCI. Future research should explore and validate these approaches and evaluate their implementation in diverse SCI contexts.
Authors
- Stephen Keenan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4601-1234)
- Katherine J. Desneves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-3728)
- Sophie I Gunter
- Devni C Meewathurage
Institutions
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spinal Cord Series and Cases
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-026-00727-3
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00