title: Clinical and economic outcomes of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care.
abstract: Optimal nutrition across the continuum of care plays a key role in the short- and long-term clinical and economic outcomes of patients. Worldwide, an estimated one-quarter to one-half of patients admitted to hospitals each year are malnourished. Malnutrition can increase healthcare costs by delaying patient recovery and rehabilitation and increasing the risk of medical complications. Nutrition interventions have the potential to provide cost-effective preventive care and treatment measures. However, limited data exist on the economics and impact evaluations of these interventions. In this report, nutrition and health system researchers, clinicians, economists, and policymakers discuss emerging global research on nutrition health economics, the role of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care, and how nutrition can affect healthcare costs in the context of hospital malnutrition.
authors.affiliation: Dutch Malnutrition Steering Group and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de van der Schueren
authors.forename: Marinos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gramlich
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Su Lin
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Philipson
authors.forename: Azra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaferi
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Prado
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy*; D044623:Nutrition Therapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: health care; health economics; hospitalization; malnutrition; patient outcomes