Abstract

Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of malnutrition management and oral nutritional supplement prescribing in the community: a qualitative study

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  • Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of malnutrition management and oral nutritional supplement prescribing in the community: a qualitative study

  • General practitioners previously reported feeling unsupported in treating malnutrition and were unsure about appropriate oral nutritional supplement (ONS) prescribing(2)

  • This qualitative study aimed to explore the opinions of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in the primary care and community settings about the management of malnutrition and the prescription of ONS, often included in the treatment of malnutrition

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Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of malnutrition management and oral nutritional supplement prescribing in the community: a qualitative study. Laois, Ireland, 6Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 7Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 8HSE Medicines Management Programme, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health

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