Factors associated with (risk of) undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults receiving home care: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

Abstract Objective It is generally thought that causes of undernutrition are multifactorial, but there are limited quantitative studies performed. We therefore examined a wide range of potential factors associated with undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) receiving home care in the Netherlands. Subjects Data on potential factors associated with (risk of) undernutrition were collected among 300 older adults. Nutritional status was assessed by the SNAQ 65+ instrument. Undernutrition was defined as mid... Mehr ...