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Adherences to oral nutritional supplementation among hospital outpatients: An online cross-sectional survey in Japan

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  • Naoki Hashizume
  • Yoshiaki Tanaka
  • Suguru Fukahori
  • Shinji Ishii
  • Nobuyuki Saikusa
  • Yoshinori Koga
  • Naruki Higashidate
  • Daisuke Masui
  • Saki Sakamoto
  • Minoru Yagi

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Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are multi-nutrient products used to increase the energy and nutrient intakes of patients. The aim of this study was to examine whether or not the adherence of patients varies according to their receiving prescription or over-the-counter ONS. Data were obtained from an online cross-sectional survey conducted with patients in Japan. A total of 107 patients who matched the inclusion criteria for the prescription ONS group and 148 who matched the criteria for the over-the-counter ONS group were further analyzed. In the prescription and over-the-counter ONS groups, the main medical reason for ONS consumption were “malnutrition” (48 patients [44.9%] vs. 63 patients [42.6%] p = 0.798], “frailty” (29 patients [27.1%] vs. 36 patients [24.3%] p = 0.663) and “aging” (25 patients [23.4%] vs. 30 patients [20.3%] p = 0.644). The proportion of “No particular disease” for prescription ONS consumption was significantly lower than that for over-the-counter ONS (6 patients [5.6%] vs. 24 patients [16.2%] p = 0.001). The body mass index of the prescription ONS group was significantly higher than that of the over-the-counter ONS group (21.1±4.38 kg/m2 vs. 19.9±3.75 kg/m2, p = 0.0161). In the prescription ONS group, all patients were given medical advice by doctors or registered dietitians. In contrast, in the over-the-counter ONS group, only 46 patients (31.1%) were given advice by doctors or registered dietitians (p

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  • Naoki Hashizume & Yoshiaki Tanaka & Suguru Fukahori & Shinji Ishii & Nobuyuki Saikusa & Yoshinori Koga & Naruki Higashidate & Daisuke Masui & Saki Sakamoto & Minoru Yagi, 2019. "Adherences to oral nutritional supplementation among hospital outpatients: An online cross-sectional survey in Japan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(9), pages 1-19, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0222972
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222972
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