| Autor: |
Aisling A. Geraghty, Laura McBean, Sarah Browne, Patricia Dominguez Castro, Ciara M. E. Reynolds, David Hanlon, Gerard Bury, Margaret O’Neill, Sarah Clarke, Barbara Clyne, Karen Finnigan, Laura McCullagh, Sharon Kennelly, Clare A. Corish |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nutrients, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 338 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2072-6643 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/nu14020338 |
| Popis: |
When treating malnutrition, oral nutritional supplements (ONSs) are advised when optimising the diet is insufficient; however, ONS usage and user characteristics have not been previously analysed. A retrospective secondary analysis was performed on dispensed pharmacy claim data for 14,282 anonymised adult patients in primary care in Ireland in 2018. Patient sex, age, residential status, ONS volume (units) and ONS cost (EUR) were analysed. The categories of ‘Moderate’ (t-tests, Mann–Whitney U tests and chi-squared tests. This cohort was 58.2% female, median age was 76 years, with 18.7% in residential care. The most frequently dispensed ONS type was very-high-energy sip feeds (45% of cohort). Younger males were dispensed more ONSs than females (p < 0.01). Patients living independently were dispensed half the volume of those in residential care (112 vs. 240 units; p < 0.01). ‘Moderate’ ONS users were dispensed a yearly median of 84 ONS units (median cost, EUR 153), ‘High’ users were dispensed 420 units (EUR 806) and ‘Very High’ users 892 yearly units (EUR 2402; p < 0.01). Further analyses should focus on elucidating the reasons for high ONS usage in residential care patients and younger males. |
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