Assessing Nutrition Risk and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Low-Income Older Adults Living in Mississippi

Lokken, Sheri L.; Byrd, Sylvia H.; Hope, Kristin J.

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“…Low education was associated with lower dietary diversity, even after controlling for the effect of demographic and economic factors. Prior research, specifically on the elderly, has suggested that the importance of education on food behaviour occurs as the more highly educated are better informed about nutritional health, 27 and are better able to understand nutritional advice 24 . It may also be, as suggested by Tucker, that as education in old age represents an accumulation of advantages over the life course, that those with higher education have the economic resources to act upon nutritional advice 7 …”

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Household factors associated with older Australian's purchasing a varied diet: Results from household expenditure data

Temple

2006

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Objective: To examine the household factors associated with older Australian's (aged 55 years and over) purchasing a varied diet. Design and methods: National cross‐sectional survey. Setting: All states and territories of Australia. Subjects: A total of 1898 households headed by adults aged 55 years and over. Main outcome measures: Food diversity was measured using the Dietary Variety Score (DVS). The DVS is the total number of food items purchased within a two‐week period, from a possible 110 individual food expenditure items. Data analysis: Negative binomial regression was used to examine the association between the respondent's individual and household characteristics with the DVS, after controlling for all factors in the model. Results: Among the demographic factors, living arrangements, age and education are found to be associated with dietary diversity. Lone males, lone females, and households headed by people with no secondary school education, or aged over 75 years were most likely to experience lower levels of dietary diversity. Conclusions: The finding that both poor education and low income in old age are associated with dietary diversity suggests the need for early life‐course interventions to improve nutritional outcomes. Nutrition education programs that also focus on those with poor education and low income, as well as lone person households and those aged over 75 years, may improve nutritional wellbeing, and thereby reduce public health costs.

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Household factors associated with older Australian's purchasing a varied diet: Results from household expenditure data

Temple

2006

Nutrition & Dietetics

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“…Higher malnutrition risks were reported among homebound elderly (Lee and Novielli, 1996), low income older adults (Lokken et al, 2002;Miller et al, 1996;Sharkey et al, 2000) and those living in rural areas Sharkey and Haines, 2001), compared to those living in urban areas (Weatherspoon et al, 2004). Poor self-perceived health (Lokken et al, 2002;Miller et al, 1996;Weatherspoon et al, 2004) and functional status (Lee and Novielli, 1996;Sharkey et al, 2000) were also higher in those individuals identified at nutritional risk.…”

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“…Poor self-perceived health (Lokken et al, 2002;Miller et al, 1996;Weatherspoon et al, 2004) and functional status (Lee and Novielli, 1996;Sharkey et al, 2000) were also higher in those individuals identified at nutritional risk.…”

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“…According to the NSI, up to 83% of community-dwelling older adults were at high risk of malnutrition (Ballard et al, 2013;Benedict et al, 1999;Coulston et al, 1996;Ledikwe et al, 2003;Lokken et al, 2002;Marshall et al, 1999;Marshall et al, 2001;Sharkey and Haines, 2001;Sharkey et al, 2000;Weatherspoon et al, 2004;Yap et al, 2007).…”

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Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: A systematic literature review

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Walton

2016

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. Results Fiftyfour articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0% to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. Conclusions Timely nutrition screening of older adults living in the community, if followed up with appropriate intervention and monitoring improves the nutritional status of older adults. This indicates that nutrition intervention should be considered a priority following nutrition screening for malnourished and at risk older adults. Further evaluation of outcomes of nutrition screening and associated interventions, using structured pathways of care, is warranted. Abstract IntroductionNutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. MethodsA systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. ResultsFifty-four articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0 % to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. ConclusionsTimely ...

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“…Furthermore, research suggests that older adults are at risk of excessive intakes of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium [85]. Chronic health conditions and associated medications may also be a contributing factor to low-caloric intake among older adults affecting the individual's taste, enjoyment and retention of nutrients.…”

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Assessing Nutrition Risk and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Low-Income Older Adults Living in Mississippi

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Household factors associated with older Australian's purchasing a varied diet: Results from household expenditure data

Household factors associated with older Australian's purchasing a varied diet: Results from household expenditure data

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