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| The impact of a home-delivered meal program on nutritional risk, dietary intake, food security, loneliness, and social well-being | | Author(s) | Lauri Wright, Lauren Vance, Christina Sudduth, James B Epps |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 34, no 2, April-June 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2015 |
| Pages | pp 218-227 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Meals on wheels ; Nutrition ; Diet ; Malnutrition ; Loneliness ; Well being ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Maintaining independence and continuing to live at home is one solution to managing the rising health care costs of ageing populations in the United States. Furthermore, older people are at risk of malnutrition and food insecurity. Home-delivered meal schemes are a tool to address food, nutrition and well-being concerns of this population. This pilot study reviews the nutritional status, dietary intake, well-being, loneliness, and food security levels of older people participating in a Meals on Wheels (MOW) delivery service in central Florida. Clients who were new to this Meals on Wheels delivery service between January and April 2014 participated in pre- and post-phone interviews; of 62 older people enrolling (mean age 74.11), 51 completed the study. The survey was composed of five scales or questionnaires; and statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS. Improvements across all five measures were statistically significant after participating two months in the home-delivered meal service. Implications for further research, practice, and the Older Americans Act (OAA) are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150724209 A |
| Classmark | NS: CF: CFD: CSM: DV: D:F:5HH: 4UC: 7T |
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