Nutrition Education for the Elderly: Concerns, Needs, and Approaches

Lank, Nancy H.; Vickery, Connie E.

doi:10.1177/073346488700600302

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“…As a nutrition education approach, reading material is fairly inex- pensive to produce and can be referred to numerous times (Lank, 1987;Kicklighter, 1991). It also can be read by family members, who may help with food shopping and preparation or who influence the participants' eating habits (Weinrich & Boyd, 1992).…”

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of the "Self-CARE for a Healthy Heart" Program with Older Adults

Mayeda¹,

Anderson²

1994

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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"Self-CARE for a Healthy Heart" promotes healthier dietary practices to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors. Forty-four adults, aged 60-90, participated. The objectives were to determine if this self-paced program improved dietary habits and to identify how it could be better tailored for elderly. After finishing Self-CARE, 47.8% of respondents reported choosing more low-fat foods. Over 39% reported selecting fewer foods associated with heart disease. Minimal suggestions were made to improve the program. The print format, as a method to learn how to lower blood cholesterol, was preferred by a majority. Over half thought Self-CARE was effective with the elderly. Although measured dietary behavior did not improve, the format and content of Self-CARE were appropriate for use with seniors.

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Section: Print Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the Effectiveness of the "Self-CARE for a Healthy Heart" Program with Older Adults

Mayeda¹,

Anderson²

1994

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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“…All groups were histopathologically assessed by using following score [8]: 0=normal; 1=mild mixed infiltration in the lamina propria; 2= focal superficial ulceration of the mucosa only; 3= deep ulceration penetrating colonic wall through mucosa till muscularis mucosa and severe inflammation; 4=necrosis through large bowel wall.…”

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Evaluation of Protective Effect of Methyl Sulfonyl Methane on Colon Ulcer Induced by Alendronate

Mdawar

Laham

Al-Manadili

2017

J. Pharm. Nutr. Sci.

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Background: Bisphosphonates represent a new class of drugs that have shown very promising therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of a number of diseases associated with abnormally accelerated bone resorption including osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and hypercalcemia of malignancy. As an increasing number of these drugs become available for clinical use in the treatment of the millions of individuals with these skeletal diseases, evidence is becoming available that their chronic usage may be associated with a number of gastrointestinal side effects, such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and inflammation, and erosions and ulceration of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Methyl sulfonyl methane (MSM) which is used for osteoarthritis was used to prevent bisphosphonates ulceration. Our objective was to study the preventive effect of MSM against colon ulcer induced by Alendronate (ALN) in rats. The experiments had been done on 8 white wistar rats for each group. The gastric ulcer has been induced by administration of Alendronate (20mg/kg/day) by gavage for 4 days. MSM (400mg/kg/day) has been given for the protective group for 4 days before administration of Alendronate. The ulcers in rats' colon were examined histologically and microscopically. The results showed that administration of MSM before Alendronate inducing ulcer led to a reduction in ulceration and showed significant difference comparing with morbidity group. Conclusion:MSM (400 mg/kg/day) has protective effect of colon ulcer induced by alendronate.

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“…It is also imperative to remember that older adults are a heterogeneous group and may be at different stages of life with different life experiences and different behavioral norms (Kee, 1984). Older adults, like other age groups, enjoy "fun" learning experiences (Lank & Vickery, 1987). Including activities like takehome recipes, food tasting, and self-evaluation can make nutrition education more enjoyable.…”

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Nutrition Education in Six Congregate Meal Sites Improves Participant's Nutrition Knowledge

Rosenbloom

Kicklighter

Patacca

et al. 2004

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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Providing relevant nutrition education at federally funded senior centers is one way of increasing nutrition knowledge of older adults. The purpose of this study was to present three nutrition education sessions on the revised Food Guide Pyramid, dietary protein, and dietary fiber to older adults at six senior centers in Atlanta, Georgia. Three 20-minute lesson plans were developed and delivered at six senior centers over the course of 3 weeks. Forty-eight matched pre- and post-nutrition knowledge tests were analyzed and a significant difference (p < .01) in nutrition knowledge was found for the total score and three subtest scores.

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Nutrition Education for the Elderly: Concerns, Needs, and Approaches

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Evaluating the Effectiveness of the "Self-CARE for a Healthy Heart" Program with Older Adults

Evaluating the Effectiveness of the "Self-CARE for a Healthy Heart" Program with Older Adults

Evaluation of Protective Effect of Methyl Sulfonyl Methane on Colon Ulcer Induced by Alendronate

Nutrition Education in Six Congregate Meal Sites Improves Participant's Nutrition Knowledge

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