MiOA: Intervention: Post-Discharge: Oral Nutrition Supplements (2023)
Author and Year:
Neelemaat F, Bosmans J, et al, 2012
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Oral nutritional support in malnourished elderly decreases functional limitations with no extra costs.
Authors:
Neelemaat F, Bosmans J, Thijs A, Seidell J, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren M
Journal:
Clinical Nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Year of publication:
2012
Volume:
31
Issue:
2
Page numbers:
183-90
Study Design:
Randomized Controlled Trial
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Some concerns
Inclusion Criteria:
>/= 60 years of age; expected length of hospital admission >2 days; newly admitted to the wards of general internal medicine, rheumatology, gastroenterology, dermatology, nephrology, orthopaedics, traumatology and vascular surgery; malnourished (BMI
Exclusion Criteria:
Senile dementia; could not understand the Dutch language; not able to or willing to give informed consent.
Research Purpose:
To investigate the cost-effectiveness of post-discharge nutritional support in malnourished elderly patients, from hospital admission until three months after discharge.
Blinding efforts:
At the end of the baseline interview and measurements, the primary investigator opened a consecutively numbered opaque envelope containing the patients’ group assignment. Participants, research assistants and researchers were no longer blinded for the intervention from this point. However, when performing the analyses, the primary investigator was not aware of the patients’ group assignment.
Study Location:
VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Source(s) of Funding:
Government
Please specify names of funders:
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)