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Prevention of malnutrition in older people during and after hospitalisation
 — results from a randomised controlled clinical trial
Author(s)Claire Gazzotti, Franck Arnaud-Battandier, Maria Parello
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 32, no 3, May 2003
Pagespp 321-325
KeywordsMalnutrition ; Preventative medicine ; In-patients ; Discharged patients ; Clinical surveys ; Belgium.
AnnotationHospital admission of many older patients is associated with deterioration in nutritional status. In this prospective, randomised, controlled study of 80 patients aged 75+ in Liege, Belgium, the Mass Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scale was used to select older patients who were at risk of undernutrition. Oral supplements were well accepted and tolerated by the intervention group; their weight remained stable both on discharge from hospital and in the convalescent period. Significant weight loss was observed in the control group on day 60. Thus, use of daily oral supplementation during and after being in hospital maintains a patient's body weight. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030602207 A
ClassmarkCSM: LK2: LF7: LFD: 3G: 76E

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