The effect of 12-weeks Nutritional supplementation on Nutritional Intake and Status among Indonesian Older Outpatients with Malnutrition Risk, the Prolansia study: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standard care for older outpatients who are at risk of malnutrition in Indonesia is still based on the 2017's recommendations of the Indonesian Geriatrics Society. and does not provide nutritional supplementation as recommended by ESPEN guidelines 2019/2022.

Objective

We compared the effects of supplementation of at least 400 kcal/day including 30 g or more of protein/day as nutritional intervention as recommended by the ESPEN Guideline with standard care recommended by The Indonesian Geriatrics Society, in Indonesian older adults who are at risk of malnutrition.

Methods

Older outpatients (60 years or older) at a geriatric clinic of the national referral hospital with or at risk of malnutrition were recruited. They were randomly allocated to 12 weeks of sup

SUBMITTER: Dewiasty E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12173013 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature