Effect of nonmeat, high-protein supplementation on quality of life and clinical outcomes in older residents of care homes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The authors gratefully acknowledge the comments and suggestions by Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Reader in Ageing and Health, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom, and Prof Alison Avenell, Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Author contributions. A.I.C.D., A.M.J., L.S.A., A.L.G., B.D.R., and P.K.M., conceived the study. A.I.C.D. and S.A. performed screening, selecting, and extraction of data. A.I.C.D. and S.A. also performed quality assessment. A.I.C.D. and T.O.S. conducted analyses and drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed to the writing of the manuscript. Funding/support. No external funding supported this work. T.O.S. is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. Declaration of interest. The authors have no relevant interests to declare. Disclaimer: The abstract of this review was presented as an oral presentation at the 2017 British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting, April 26–28, 2017, and will be published in the forthcoming supplementary issue of Age and Ageing.