Learning you are “at risk”: seniors’ experiences of nutrition risk screening

Nutrition risk screening can help identify community-dwelling older adults who may benefit from nutrition education and interventions to improve food intake. Research has shown, however, that older adults who are found “at risk” through nutrition screening commonly do not see themselves at risk, and many do not follow through with accessing recommended nutrition services. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative study was to examine older adults’ experiences of learning they were at risk through nutrition screening and to identify what influenced their perspectives and responses to their screening results. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 22 older adults who had screened at risk (SCREEN II © scores