Health economic value of postacute oral nutritional supplementation in older adult medical patients at risk for malnutrition: a US-based modelling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the health economic value of postdischarge oral nutrition supplement (ONS) consumption among elderly adults who were malnourished during hospitalisation.

Design

A cost-effectiveness model was developed from a US payer perspective based on a recent meta-analysis of randomised trials of nutritional support following hospital discharge and studies of US hospital mortality, readmission rates and costs.

Participants and setting

The target population of this study was postacute care US patients aged ≥65 years who were identified as malnourished during hospitalisation.

Intervention and outcome measures

A decision-tree model was used to evaluate the impact of postacute care daily consumption of ONS compared with no ONS. Outcomes were evaluated ove

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574475 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature