Anne Cronin, Ailish Hannigan, Nuha Ibrahim, Yuki Seidler, Blessing Olamide Owoeye, Wigdan Gasmalla, Tonya Moyles, Anne MacFarlane
An updated scoping review of migrant health research in Ireland
BMC public health
culinary nutrition education programs increasingly used public health intervention older adults programs often integrate nutrition education addition interactive cooking workshops displays create programs suitable older adults needs ability behaviour change synthesising existing literature nutrition education interactive cooking programs older adults important guide future program development support healthy ageing determine extent published literature report characteristics outcomes interactive culinary nutrition education programs older adults 51 years scoping review followed prismascr guidelines recommended reporting conducting scoping review five databases searched relevant papers published may 2022 using structured search strategy inclusion criteria included older adults 51 years intervention interactive culinary element nutrition education reported dietary outcome titles abstracts screened two reviewers followed fulltext retrieval data charted regarding characteristics program outcomes assessed total 39 articles met full inclusion criteria majority studies n 23 inclusive range age groups older adults majority target older adults exclusively large variations design programs number classes 1 20 duration programs 2 weeks 2 years session topics whether theoretical model used model programs facetoface n 39 two programs including alternatives additional delivery approaches beside facetoface settings common outcomes assessed dietary behaviour dietary intake anthropometrics culinary nutrition education programs provide environment improve dietary habits health literacy older adults however review found small number programs intentionally designed older adults review provides summary inform researchers policy makers current culinary nutrition education programs older adults also recommends providing facetoface alternatives accessible wider group older adults fewer restrictions