Old, Poor &amp; Malnourished

Stitt, Séan; O'Connell, Ciara; Grant, Diane

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“…These two categories probably include women that were ill, and their ability to shop for food and cook is uncertain. As disability in performing these duties has been shown to cause food insecurity (Stitt et al, 1995;Wolfe et al, 1996;Wylie et al, 1999), and malnutrition is common at admittance to hospital (Larsson et al, 1990), it is problematic that this vulnerable group is often underrepresented in food surveys. In the MENEW project, study II will focus on disabled women.…”

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Reasons among older Swedish women of not participating in a food survey

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Objectives: To (a) examine participation rate as a function of municipality, age group and living status; and (b) investigate the main reasons for exclusion and declining as stated by the women themselves. Design: Analysis of participation rate and content analysis of statements given in phone calls explaining exclusion or declination from a project in which 24 h recalls and food-diaries were used. Subjects: Self-managing Swedish women (n ¼ 505) were systematically selected from a stratified random sample covering single living and cohabiting women aged 64 -68, 74 -78 and 84 -88 y living in three municipalities. Results: No significant differences were found among included and declining women when municipalities and living status was analysed, but significantly more women in the oldest group were excluded (P > 0.01). Among those in their 80s living at home, the usual reasons for exclusion were illness, disability or dementia, and many lived in institutions for old people. The four most used explanations to decline participation were 'lack of time', 'tired, fragile, sick or having bad memory', 'not willing to participate in scientific studies' and 'too old and nothing to contribute'. Conclusions: The participation rate was, compared with other food surveys in the older generation, fairly good, especially among those in their 80s. However, the most active and the very ill and disabled did not participate.

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“…Its role is extremely important as food represents an essential component of health and wellbeing (Khan, 1981), especially for the elderly (Stitt et al, 1995). The evolution of the grocery retail industry has provided a variety of store options for contemporary shoppers in terms of size, location, product range and services; however why shoppers, and more specifically why older shoppers, choose to frequent certain stores is a question that remains unanswered.…”

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Understanding the older shopper: A behavioural typology

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Memery

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Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

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“…Although not a homogeneous group (Burt and Gabbott, 1995), low income (Stitt et al, 1995), declining health and mobility (Scottish Office, Home and Health Department 1993;Manandhar, 1995) and limited access to a car (Office for National Statistics, 1996) does describe a sub-segment of older people. Bromley and Thomas (1993), Smith (1991) and Guy (1985) have referred to older people suffering from these constraints as being marginalised and disadvantaged consumers.…”

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“…Bromley and Thomas (1993), Smith (1991) and Guy (1985) have referred to older people suffering from these constraints as being marginalised and disadvantaged consumers. Stitt et al (1995) and Henson (1992) have found this particularly to be the case with food consumers as the location of food retailers has made accessibility difficult.…”

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Identifying the expectations of older food consumers

Hare

Kirk

Lang

1999

Journal of Marketing Practice: Applied Marketing Science

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Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:239791 [] For AuthorsIf you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Abstract Given the many potential negative factors that influence food choice behaviour in older people, it is important to understand the problem areas of food shopping. Uses critical incident technique (CIT) to elicit consumers' stories of dissatisfying/satisfying shopping experiences and, where dissatisfied, identifies their expectations. Volunteers from a cross-section of locations in Scotland were interviewed, eliciting 248 incidents. Results identified eight key elements contributing to the food shopping experience with all, except social aspects, having positive and negative incidents. Argues that the factors influencing the food shopping experience are much wider than previous research indicates and that, given the breadth of dissatisfaction across the elements, older consumers are lacking "power" within the marketplace. Expectations indicate that some consumers feel they do not have the ability to exercise any alternative to overcome their dissatisfaction.Research has found there to be many potentially negative factors influencing the food choice behaviour and nutritional status of older people (Herne, 1995), with one key area identified as the food shopping environment (Read and Schlenker, 1993;Brech, 1994). The quality of the food shopping experience of older consumers is of relevance to marketers, as their increasing numbers represent a growing market opportunity for food retailers, who are competing at the margins for market share.

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Old, Poor & Malnourished

Abstract: The inability of the older poor to purchase a healthy dietary cannot be solved merely by health education or budgeting skills. Primarily, they need more money.

Cited by 13 publications

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Reasons among older Swedish women of not participating in a food survey

Reasons among older Swedish women of not participating in a food survey

Understanding the older shopper: A behavioural typology

Identifying the expectations of older food consumers

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