UWL: Background Information (2009)
Identifying Information and Availability
Bibliographic Source
American Dietetic Association.
Adaption
This guideline was not adapted from another source. Development of the guideline was conducted in accordance with the Appraisal of Guidelines Research Evaluation critical appraisal instrument.
Date Released
2009.
Guideline Developer
American Dietetic Association.
Guideline Status
This is the first release of the ADA Unintended Weight Loss (UWL) in Older Adults Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline.
Expert Workgroup
Becky Dorner, RD, LD
Lead Evidence Analyst
Erica K. Gradwell, MS, RD
Guideline Reviewers
Financial Contributors
- Commission on Dietetic Registration
- American Dietetic Association
ADA Staff
- Deborah Cummins, PhD
- Kari Kren, MPH, RD
- Esther F. Myers, PhD, RD
- Joan Schwaba, MS, RD
[Note: ADA acknowledges and is grateful for support from sponsors; however ADA’s Scientific Affairs and Research maintains full control over the content and process of all evidence analysis projects including the selection of topics, evaluation of research, assignment of grades and development of recommendations.]
Disclosures of Potential Conflict of Interest
In the interest of full disclosure, ADA has adopted the policy of revealing relationships workgroup members have with companies that sell products or services that are relevant to this topic. Workgroup members are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest by completing the ADA Conflict of Interest Form. It should not be assumed that these financial interests will have an adverse impact on the content, but they are noted here to fully inform readers. Users of the evidence analysis library may assume that only work group members listed below have potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
Charlette Gallagher-Allred: Employed by Ross Products, Division of Abbott laboratories, Inc., shareholder of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. stock
Lori Roth Yousey: Consultant writer for Geriatric Nutrition, Geriatric Nutrition Chapters for Wadworth Publisher.
Becky Dorner: Employed by Becky Dorner & Associates, Inc. Company has received program sponsorship from Abbott Laboratories, Nestle/Novatis, and US Foods.
Guideline Availablility
The guideline will be available online.
Availability of Companion Documents
The Unintended Weight Loss (UWL) in Older Adults Toolkit is a set of companion documents, which detail how the practitioner applies the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline in practice. The Toolkit will include forms such as documentation forms, outcomes-monitoring sheets, client education resources, case studies and MNT protocols for implementing the Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline.
Patient Resources
Patient education resources will be available within the Unintended Weight Loss (UWL) in Older Adults Toolkit.
Copyright Statement
The American Dietetic Association encourages the free exchange of evidence in nutrition practice guidelines and promotes the adaptation of the guidelines for local conditions. However, please note that guidelines are subject to copyright provisions. To replicate or reproduce this guideline, in part or in full, please obtain agreement from the American Dietetic Association. Contact eal@adaevidencelibrary.com for copyright permission.
When modifying the guidelines for local circumstances, significant departures from these comprehensive guidelines should be fully documented and the reasons for the differences explicitly detailed.
©2009 American Dietetic Association (ADA).