What do systematic reviews say?

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no dietary advice plus no supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 357 participants
  Very low

Multinutrient supplements (oral) vs control

Multinutrient supplements (oral) showed no clear difference in mortality by end of study compared with control (low certainty).

• Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.81 [0.49, 1.31]
  15 studies · 968 participants
  Low

Multinutrient supplements (oral) vs control

Multinutrient supplements (oral) may leads to lower participants with complications (e.g. pressure sore, chest… compared with control (low certainty).

• Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.71 [0.59, 0.86]
  11 studies · 727 participants
  Low

Multinutrient supplements (oral) vs control

It is very uncertain whether multinutrient supplements (oral) changes unfavourable outcome 7 by end of study compared with control (very low certainty).

• Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.67 [0.51, 0.89]
  6 studies · 334 participants
  Very low

Multinutrient supplements (oral) vs control

It is very uncertain whether multinutrient supplements (oral) changes putative side effects of treatment (e.g. vomiting and diarrhoea) compared with control (very low certainty).

• Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.47, 2.05]
  6 studies · 442 participants
  Very low

Dietary advice vs oral nutritional supplements

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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 vs oral nutritional supplements

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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 vs oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 517 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs oral nutritional supplements

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• 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 vs oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 283 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

Dietary advice showed no clear difference in mortality compared with dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements (low certainty).

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.92 [0.47, 1.8]
  10 studies · 777 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

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).

• 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

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 202 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

Dietary advice may leads to lower complications compared with dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements (low certainty).

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.75 [0.56, 0.99]
  3 studies · 317 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  14 studies · 931 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 187 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs dietary advice plus oral nutritional supplements

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 321 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs oral nutritional supplements

Dietary advice showed no clear difference in mortality compared with oral nutritional supplements (low certainty).

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.66 [0.34, 1.26]
  8 studies · 576 participants
  Low

Dietary advice vs oral nutritional supplements

Dietary advice showed no clear difference in number of people admitted or re‐admitted to hospital compared with oral nutritional supplements (low certainty).

• Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease‐related malnutrition in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.36 [0.04, 3.24]
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low

Dietary advice plus supplements vs no advice

Dietary advice plus supplements if required showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no advice (low certainty).

• 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