A prospective randomised controlled trial of nutritional supplementation in malnourished elderly in the community: clinical and health economic outcomes

Background & aims: Malnutrition is common in sick elderly people on admission to hospital and in the community. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to determine if nutritional supplementation after discharge from hospital improved nutritional status and functional outcomes, or reduced hea...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2004-04, Vol.23 (2), p.195-204
Main Authors: Edington, J, Barnes, R, Bryan, F, Dupree, E, Frost, G, Hickson, M, Lancaster, J, Mongia, S, Smith, J, Torrance, A, West, R, Pang, F, Coles, S.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data
Elderly
Energy Intake
Food, Formulated
Function
Hand Strength
Health Care Costs
Health economic outcomes
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Malnutrition - therapy
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutritional Status
Nutritional supplementation
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Background & aims: Malnutrition is common in sick elderly people on admission to hospital and in the community. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to determine if nutritional supplementation after discharge from hospital improved nutritional status and functional outcomes, or reduced health-care costs. Methods: Elderly malnourished subjects were randomised to 8 weeks of supplementation or no supplementation post discharge, and followed up for 24 weeks. Weight, body mass index, anthropometrics, handgrip strength, quality of life and requirements for health-care professionals’ services and social services were measured throughout the study. Results: Nutritional status improved significantly from baseline to week 24 in the intervention group ( P
ISSN:0261-5614
1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/S0261-5614(03)00107-9