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Dietary advice plus supplements vs no dietary advice plus no supplements

Number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

Number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

Dietary advice plus supplements if required showed no clear difference in number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital compared with no advice (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.59, 1.15]
7 studies · 673 participants
Moderate

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

Number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

Dietary advice may leads to higher number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital compared with dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.7 [1.04, 2.77]
1 study · 114 participants
Low