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Brand Names: Compleat, Jevity 1.2 kcal, Jevity 1.5 kcal, Jevity 1 kcal, Nutren Liquid Nutrition, ProBalance, Ross Nutrition, Abbott Labortories

What is Nutritional support? Nutritional support is for people who cannot get enough nourishment by eating or drinking. It is provided parenterally through a vein or with a feeding tube, which goes into the stomach. Also called: Artificial feeding, Artificial hydration and nutrition, Hyperalimentation, Parenteral nutrition, Tube feeding


Reasons Taken

25 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nutritional support.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 14 56%
General health 8 32%
Fatigue 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Nutritional support.

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  0 day 3 day 32 day 250 mg day 500 mL day 900 mg day 980 mL day 1000 mL day 1000 day 1185 mL day 1500 mL day 2000 mL day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Nutritional support or how long patients were taking Nutritional support before stopping.

Currently taking Nutritional support

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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1
1
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2

Stopped taking Nutritional support

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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2
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1
1
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Why Patients Stopped Taking Nutritional support (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Personal research 1 25% Personal research: 25%
Doctor's advice 1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%


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