Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in a sample of dutch community-dwelling older adults: Results from two online screening tools

To stimulate undernutrition screening among Dutch community-dwelling adults, a website was developed with general information on healthy eating for healthy aging and self-tests. Based on cross-sectional data obtained from the self-tests, we studied nutritional risk factors (early determinants) as well as risk of undernutrition (late symptoms). SCREEN II (n = 2470) was used to asses nutritional risk factors. This tool consists of 16 items regarding nutritional intake, perception of body weight, appetite, oral health and meal preparation. An adjusted SNAQ65+ (n = 687) was used to assess risk of... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Borkent, Jos W.
Naumann, Elke
Vasse, Emmelyne
van der Heijden, Ellen
de van der Schueren, Marian A. E.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Borkent , J W , Naumann , E , Vasse , E , van der Heijden , E & de van der Schueren , M A E 2019 , ' Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition in a sample of dutch community-dwelling older adults: Results from two online screening tools ' , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , vol. 16 , no. 9 , 1562 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091562
Sprache: Englisch
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To stimulate undernutrition screening among Dutch community-dwelling adults, a website was developed with general information on healthy eating for healthy aging and self-tests. Based on cross-sectional data obtained from the self-tests, we studied nutritional risk factors (early determinants) as well as risk of undernutrition (late symptoms). SCREEN II (n = 2470) was used to asses nutritional risk factors. This tool consists of 16 items regarding nutritional intake, perception of body weight, appetite, oral health and meal preparation. An adjusted SNAQ65+ (n = 687) was used to assess risk of undernutrition. This four-item tool contains questions on weight loss, appetite, walking stairs and body mass index. Differences between age-groups (65–74, 75–84, ≥85) were tested by logistic regression. Overall prevalence of nutritional risk factors was 84.1%, and increased risk of undernutrition was 56.8%. Participants aged ≥85 scored worst on almost all items of the SCREEN II and the SNAQ65+. In conclusion: A large proportion of older adults reported early determinants for increased nutrition risk, while a smaller, yet remarkable proportion scored positive on undernutrition risk. Internet screening may be a useful, contemporary, and easy, accessible way to reach older adults who are at nutritional risk and may thus contribute to early identification and prevention of undernutrition.