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The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of patients who were admitted to specialized home palliative care, and examine eventual factors associated with malnutrition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross-sectional. Setting\/subject: patients who were admitted to 2 specialized home palliative care programs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A consecutive sample of patients admitted to home care was selected. Depression, anxiety, nausea, poor appetite, and poor well-being were measured by numerical scale 0-10. Mini nutritional assessment form (MNA-SF), fatigue assessment scale (FAS), and sarcopenia by SARC-F. were performed. The use of drugs used for anorexia, including corticosteroids, progestins, or others, was recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data of 135 patients were analyzed. Sixty-eight per cent and 77% of patients resulted to be malnourished and sarcopenic. In the multivariate regression analysis, anxiety (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.036) and total FAS (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.013) were independently associated with malnutrition. Fifty-five per cent of patients were receiving corticosteroids or megestol acetate. No significant associations with parameters examined were found.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The majority of advanced cancer patients admitted to home palliative care were malnourished independently of the primary tumor diagnosis. 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