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

Sidenvall, Birgitta; Fjellström, Christina; Andersson, Johnny; Gustafsson, Kerstin; Nygren, Ulla; Nydahl, Margaretha

doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601359

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“…A number of the residents who declined participation declared that no one had earlier shown an interest in the elderly and frail and they expressed no wish to tell others about their situation. This is in agreement with Sidenvall et al (2002) who reported that the four most common reasons for declining participation in a food survey among elderly women were lack of time, tiredness, unwillingness to participate in scientific studies and increased age and therefore had no contribution to make.…”

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Nutritional status, well-being and functional ability in frail elderly service flat residents

Koochek²,

et al. 2004

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Objective: To investigate nutritional status and its relationship to cognition, well-being, functional ability and energy intake in frail elderly service flat residents. Design: Cross-sectional and prospective study. Setting: Two municipal service flat complexes. Subjects: A total of 80 residents (median age 85.5 (79-90) y) with regular home care assistance participated. A subgroup of 35 residents took part in a re-examination 1 y later. Methods: Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, Barthel Index and Health Index were used for the evaluation of nutritional, cognitive and ADL function and well-being, respectively. Results: In all, 30% of the frail and chronically ill service flat residents were assessed as malnourished and 59% were at risk of malnutrition. The malnourished residents had worse cognitive conditions (Po0.001) and well-being (Po0.05), lower functional ability (Po0.01) and they had a greater need for daily assistance (Po0.05) than the other residents. The median night fast period was 14.0 (12.5-15.0) h. Five subjects classified as malnourished at baseline had lost a median of À9.6 kg (range À11.0 to þ 7.3 kg) (Po0.05) in body weight at the 1-y follow-up, which contrasted significantly from the weight stability in residents classified as at risk for malnutrition or well-nourished. Conclusion: Out of 10 residents, nine were assessed to have impending nutritional problems that related to impaired wellbeing, cognition, and functional ability. Malnourished residents had a significant weight loss over one year. Studies are needed to determine whether weight loss and nutrition-related dysfunction in service flat residents are preventable or treatable.

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Nutritional status, well-being and functional ability in frail elderly service flat residents

Koochek²,

et al. 2004

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“…However, it is known that it is difficult to include older persons in surveys. Sidenvall et al51 found that those older people who were most active or very ill and disabled did not want to participate. In our study, there is a possibility that the group of nonparticipants had more health problems than the participants and therefore was not able to answer the questionnaire.…”

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“…To be able to participate in this study by using a mailed questionnaire, a necessary qualification for the participants, was a sufficient cognitive ability. It is also an important aspect to be aware of that eating habits may be difficult and too personal to report 27,51…”

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Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people

Tomstad

Söderhamn²,

Söderhamn³

2012

IJGM

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BackgroundBeing at risk of undernutrition is a global problem among older people. Undernutrition can be considered inadequate nutritional status, characterized by insufficient food intake and weight loss. There is a lack of Norwegian studies focusing on being at risk of undernutrition and self-care ability, sense of coherence, and health-related issues among older home-dwelling people.AimTo describe the prevalence of being at risk of undernutrition among a group of older home-dwelling individuals in Norway, and to relate the results to reported self-care ability, sense of coherence, perceived health and other health-related issues.MethodsA cross-sectional design was applied. A questionnaire with instruments for nutritional screening, self-care ability, and sense of coherence, and health-related questions was sent to a randomized sample of 450 persons (aged 65+ years) in southern Norway. The study group included 158 (35.1%) participants. Data were analysed using statistical methods.ResultsThe results showed that 19% of the participants were at medium risk of undernutrition and 1.3% at high risk. Due to the low response rate it can be expected that the nonparticipants can be at risk of undernutrition. The nutritional at-risk group had lower self-care ability and weaker sense of coherence. Living alone, receiving help regularly to manage daily life, not being active and perceived helplessness emerged as predictors for being at risk of undernutrition. The results indicate difficulties in identifying people at nutritional risk and supporting self-care activities to maintain a good nutritional status.ConclusionHealth care professionals have to be able to identify older home-dwelling people at risk of undernutrition, support self-care activities to enable people at risk to maintain a sufficient nutritional status, and be aware that older people living alone, who receive help, feel helpless, and are inactive are especially vulnerable.

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“…Further, calcium intake was below the recommended level in the part-cooking and nocooking groups. Mean intakes of vitamin B 6 , B 12 and C were above recommended levels in all groups. Nutrient density was satisfactory except for folate in all groups, and slightly below recommended for vitamin E in the cooking and part-cooking groups.…”

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Associations between perceived cooking ability, dietary intake and meal patterns among older women

Gustafsson¹,

Andersson²,

Andersson³

et al. 2002

Food & Nutrition Research

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A bstractBackground: Problems related to cooking ability are likely to develop with increasing disability in women with stroke, Parkinson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: The aim of this study was investigate the extent to which dietary intake and meal patterns covary with the perceived ability to cook among women with or without these diagnoses. Design: Data on food intake were collected using two 24 h recalls for 69 community-dwelling non-disabled women as well as women with the speci ed diseases, aged 64 -88 years, cohabiting or living alone. The participants were divided into three groups based on their perceived ability to cook: cooking group (n¾ 24), part-cooking group (n¾ 31) and no-cooking group (n¾ 14). Results: Reported energy intake was below reference values in all three groups, but tended to be lower for the part-cooking and no-cooking groups. Reported intake of vitamin D and dietary bre was low in all three groups, as was calcium intake in the part-cooking and no-cooking groups. However, nutrient density was mostly satisfactory. The energy content of hot meals was lowest for the part-cooking group. Conclusions: Hot meals contributed substantially to the daily energy intake in all groups, but the contents of protein and carbohydrate of meals were lower for the part-cooking and no-cooking groups. Hot meals need to be complemented by nutritious snacks.

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

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Nutritional status, well-being and functional ability in frail elderly service flat residents

Nutritional status, well-being and functional ability in frail elderly service flat residents

Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people

Associations between perceived cooking ability, dietary intake and meal patterns among older women

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