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Older Australians' views about the impact of ageing on their nutritional practices
— findings from a qualitative study | | Author(s) | Sonya Brownie |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 32, no 2, June 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 86-90 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Diet ; Nutrition ; Attitude ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to explore older people's views about how getting older has influenced their dietary practices. Study participants consisted of focus groups with independently living residents aged 60 years and older and living in New South Wales, Australia. An inductive approach to thematic analysis was used. Overall five focus groups comprising 29 older Australians were conducted. The majority of participants were women (79%), mean age 73 years. The main findings were that reduced ability to eat large meals; health maintenance and disease management; food messages; food taste and convenience; and living arrangements appeared to impact food choices and eating behaviour in this sample. In the presence of reduced and/or modified food intake, older people might benefit from an understanding of the concept of nutrient density in order to help them attain and maintain nutritional adequacy. Lifelong exposure to food messages (sometimes conflicting) resulted in many participants feeling confused about appropriate dietary practices for this age group. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130712217 A |
| Classmark | BG: CFD: CF: DP: 7YA |
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