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"You can't get a side of willpower"
— nutritional supports and barriers in The Villages, Florida | | Author(s) | Susan Tyler, Jaime Corvin, Philip McNab |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 33, no 2, April-June 2014 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2014 |
| Pages | pp 108-125 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Food ; Meals services ; Retirement communities ; Social contacts ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Good nutrition in late life is key to the health of older adults and demands the attention of health promoters. To assess how the social lives and community environmental supports and barriers affect older adults' nutritional health, the authors conducted 29 focus groups with 144 residents of The Villages, Florida. Participants reside in one of the largest retirement communities in the United States. Thematic analysis revealed that the high social connectedness of residents confers both positive and negative influences on the nutritional lives of residents. Neighbours and friends are essential to a resident's ability to access foods in times of need. Conversely, many social functions in the community revolve around the consumption of foods of low nutrient density. Friends and neighbours may provide the best point of entry for nutritional interventions, such as food assistance strategies and health promotion and education. Policy and practice implications are also discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605216 A |
| Classmark | CF: YP: NR: ROA: TOA: 3DP: 7T |
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