Social networks and their influences on nutrient intake, nutritional status and physical function in community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults: a mixed-methods longitudinal study

Asamane, Evans Atiah; Greig, Carolyn; Thompson, Janice L.

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“…• Social networks and their influences on dietary intake, nutritional status and physical function of community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults: A mixed method longitudinal study [33] Adv Geriatr Med Res. 2019;1:e190005.…”

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“…The second part of this project is to corroborate the cross-sectional findings in a longitudinal design [20]. [33,34,36]. Additionally, the study sought to measure how any changes in social networks impacted on these variables throughout this time period.…”

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“…In line with the PANINI toolkit of best practice measures, nutritional status was measured using the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF)[107]. Physical function was measured using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)[33] and hand grip strength test. At follow-up, 81 participants provided complete data, with a mean age (SD) of 70.7 (8.2), composed of 35% females.…”

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Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project

Whittaker

Asamane

Aunger

et al. 2019

Adv Geriatr Med Res

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Background: The ageing of the population is a global challenge and the period of life spent in good health, although increasing, is not keeping pace with lifespan. Consequently, understanding the important factors that contribute to healthy ageing and validating interventions and influencing policy to promote healthy ageing are vital research priorities. Method: The PANINI project is a collaboration of 20 partners across Europe examining the influence of physical activity and nutrition in ageing. Methods utilised encompass the biological to the social, from genetics to the influence of social context. For example, epigenetic, immunological, and psychological assessments, and nutritional and sports science-based interventions have been used among older adults, as well as mathematical modelling and epidemiology. The projects are multidisciplinary and examine health outcomes in ageing from a range of perspectives. Results: The results discussed here are those emerging thus far in PANINI from 11 distinct programmes of research within PANINI as well as projects crosscutting the network. New approaches, and the latest results are discussed. Conclusions: The PANINI project has been addressing the impact of physical activity and nutrition on healthy ageing from diverse but interlinked perspectives. It emphasises the importance of using standardized measures and the advantages of combining data to compare biomarkers and interventions across different settings and typologies of older adults. As the projects conclude, the current results and final data will form part of a shared dataset, which will be made open access for other researchers into ageing processes.

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Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project

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Aunger

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Adv Geriatr Med Res

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“…It has been recognized that keeping relationships with society and other people, such as through social participation, is important to maintaining health in the elderly 1,2 . Previous studies have reported that a poor social network is associated with the development of dementia, decreased physical function, and undernutrition 3,4 . In Japan, the association of social participation with instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) 5 , healthy life years 6 , and death 7 have also been reported.…”

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Gender Differences and Changes in Social Participation Among the Elderly in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Survey

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Ozone

Kawada

et al. 2021

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Background: It has been recognized that keeping relationships with society and other people, such as through social participation, is important to maintaining health in the elderly. We aimed to determine changes in the social participation of the elderly from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to compare differences in this status by gender.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in a single city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The questionnaires were sent by mail to 3,000 people aged 65 to 85 years randomly selected by the administrative staff of the city. Responses were obtained on the basic attributes of the participants (age, gender, working status, residential status), as well as their economic status, daily physical activity, and social participation status at three time points: (1) before the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020; (2) immediately prior to the declaration of a state of emergency in April 2020; and (3) one year after (1), namely January 2021.Results: A total of 1,301 people responded to the survey. Mean age was 73.3 (SD 5.5) years, and 690 (53.0%) were female. Significant gender differences were seen in living alone, currently working, and amount of physical activity. The number of people reporting social participation gradually decreased, from 543 respondents (41.7%) at (1), 319 (24.5%) at (2) and 251 (19.3%) at (3). On comparison by gender, a significant difference in social participation status was seen at (1), but not at (2) or (3).Conclusions: The percentage of social participation among elderly decreased during the pandemic. The rate of decrease was particularly large among women.

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“…In addition, age-related visual impairment or manual dexterity can limit the ability to buy, prepare and enjoy healthy and nutritious foods [ 28 , 29 , 30 ]. Social conditions, such as living and eating alone, can also diminish dietary quality and the amount of consumed food [ 31 , 32 , 33 ].…”

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How Older Citizens in Germany Perceive and Handle Their Food Environment—A Qualitative Exploratory Study

Rueter

Brandstetter

Curbach

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Apart from individual factors like knowledge or personal motivation, the environment also influences a person’s eating behaviour. Food environments can be described as the collective physical, economic, policy and sociocultural surroundings, opportunities and conditions that influence people’s food choices and nutritional status. In order to explore how older citizens in rural Germany perceive and handle their food environment, we conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 35 older adults (71 ± 7 years), asking about micro-, meso- and macro-level influences on eating habits. Participants reported social factors to be crucial in shaping their diets, such as preferences of family members or social expectations connected to roles (guest, host). On a physical level, structural aspects and resources in their nearby surroundings influenced shopping and eating behaviour (for example access to an own vegetable garden, local shopping facilities and restaurants). Macro-level influences such as the food industry were hardly mentioned. Participants noticed that the environment affects their diets but dealt with undesired influences using strategies of adaptation and behaviour change, rather than challenging the environmental influences. Public health projects should raise the awareness of the multiple environmental influences on eating behaviour and also help people to create healthier food environments.

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Social networks and their influences on nutrient intake, nutritional status and physical function in community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults: a mixed-methods longitudinal study

Cited by 11 publications

References 63 publications

Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project

Physical Activity and Nutrition INfluences in Ageing: Current Findings from the PANINI Project

Gender Differences and Changes in Social Participation Among the Elderly in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Survey

How Older Citizens in Germany Perceive and Handle Their Food Environment—A Qualitative Exploratory Study

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