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

Rationale: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is under-recognised in the community despite being common in older adults. The views of multi-disciplinary team members are not well represented in the literature, therefore 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 oral nutritional supplements (ONS) prescribing.