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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

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Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

All‐cause mortality · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

Dietary advice plus supplements if required showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no advice (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 0.82 [0.58, 1.16]
15 studies · 1261 participants
Low

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 plus supplements vs no advice

Length of hospital stay · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

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
3 studies · 400 participants
Low

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

Complications · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

Dietary advice plus supplements if required showed no clear difference in complications compared with no advice (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 0.56 [0.22, 1.46]
2 studies · 280 participants
Low

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

Change in weight (kg) · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

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
17 studies · 1192 participants
Moderate

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

Change in fat‐free mass (kg) · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

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
4 studies · 262 participants
Low

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

QoL · adults with disease‐related malnutrition

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
7 studies · 389 participants
Low