Healthcare Resource Utilization During a Multimodal Nutritional Program with Oral Nutritional Supplements in Malnourished Outpatients.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: We compared healthcare utilization and cost outcomes for patients before and after they underwent a nutrition care intervention that included daily consumption of specialized or standard oral nutritional supplements (ONS) as part of a multimodal program. We sought to determine whether this nutritional intervention was associated with reduced use of healthcare resources and lowered costs. Methods: This retrospective analysis included adult patients who were referred to the medical nutrition office with malnutrition or its risk. We followed outcomes for patients who had received nutritional interventions (3-6 months) that included diet and exercise recommendations as well as a specialized ONS enriched with β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB-ONS) or a standard

SUBMITTER: Cornejo-Pareja I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12429871 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature