Dietary advice and oral nutritional supplements do not increase survival in older malnourished adults: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effect on survival after 6 months of treatment involving individual dietary advice and oral nutritional supplements in older malnourished adults after discharge from hospital.Methods: This multicentre randomised controlled trial included 671 patients aged 65 years who were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition when admitted to hospital between 2010 and 2014, and followed up after 8.2 years (median 4.1 years). Patients were randomised to receive dietary advice or oral nutritional supplements, separate or in combination, or routine care. The intervention started at discharge from the hospital and continued for 6 months, with survival being the main outcome measure.Results: During the follow-up period 398 (59.3%) participan

SUBMITTER: Soderstrom L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature