Oral nutritional supplements in a randomised trial are more effective than dietary advice at improving quality of life in malnourished care home residents.

Parsons, Emma L; Stratton, Rebecca J; Cawood, Abbie L; Smith, Trevor R; Elia, Marinos

Parsons, Emma L; Stratton, Rebecca J; Cawood, Abbie L; Smith, Trevor R; Elia, Marinos.

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Parsons EL; Institute of Human Nutrition & Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England, UK; Mailpoint 113, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
Stratton RJ; Institute of Human Nutrition & Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England, UK; Mailpoint 113, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. Electronic address: rjs@soton.ac.uk.
Cawood AL; Institute of Human Nutrition & Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England, UK; Mailpoint 113, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
Smith TR; University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
Elia M; Institute of Human Nutrition & Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England, UK; Mailpoint 113, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. Electronic address: m.elia@soton.ac.uk.

Clin Nutr ; 36(1): 134-142, 2017 02.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26847947

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Counseling; Dietary Supplements; Malnutrition/drug therapy; Quality of Life; Administration, Oral; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Mass Index; Diet; Dietary Proteins/administration & dosage; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Mental Recall; Micronutrients/administration & dosage; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status; Risk Factors; Weight Loss

Key words

Care home; Elderly; Malnutrition; Quality of life; Supplement

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Life / Dietary Supplements / Counseling / Malnutrition Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Clin Nutr Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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