Nutritional follow-up after discharge prevents readmission to hospital - A randomized clinical trial

Objective To compare the effects of two individualized nutritional follow-up intervention strategies (home visit or telephone consultation) with no follow-up, with regard to acute readmissions to hospital at two points in time, 30 and 90 days after discharge from hospital. Design Randomized clinical trial with two intervention groups and one control group, and monitoring on readmission at 30 and 90 days after discharge. Setting Intervention in the participants’ homes after discharge from hospital. Participants Inclusion: Malnourished geriatric patients and patients at risk of malnutrition (MNA