Effectiveness of multidisciplinary nutritional support in older hospitalised patients: a systematic review and meta-analyses

Malnutrition is common in older hospitalised patients. As the aetiology is multifactorial, nutritional care should involve a multidisciplinary team. However, the knowledge of the effectiveness of this strategy is limited. This systematic review aims at investigating the effectiveness of multidisciplinary nutritional support on mortality, readmissions and quality of life (QoL) in patients aged 65 years and above during hospitalisation and after discharge compared to usual practice.We conducted a series of systematic literature search from 2013 to 2017, with additional studies hand-searched from reference lists of retrieved publications.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - July 15, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nanna M.L. Rasmussen, Kerstin Belqaid, Kerstin Lugnet, Anni Linnet Nielsen, Henrik H øjgaard Rasmussen, Anne Marie Beck Tags: Original article Source Type: research