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| Food anxiety is associated with poor health status among recently hospital-discharged older adults | | Author(s) | Anna Vaudin, Nadine R Sahyoun |
| 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 245-262 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Food ; Anxiety ; Ill health ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Meals services ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older adults returning home from the hospital may encounter health issues that cause anxiety about their ability to obtain enough food. Home-delivered meal (HDM) services support nutritional needs and improve food security of those who cannot provide for themselves. A study conducted in six States examined feelings of anxiety about older people (aged 60+) getting enough food, comparing three time points: prior to hospitalisation, at hospitalisation (n = 566) and after receiving HDMs for two months post-hospitalisation (n = 377). Food anxiety during hospitalisation was significantly higher among Hispanic ethnicity, current and former smokers, diabetics, and those who eat alone or have difficulty shopping. Food anxiety was significantly lower from baseline to two months follow-up (P < 0.0001), and participants showed improvements in certain coping strategies used to get their meals. Indicators of food anxiety can help the health care system and community nutrition services to target those at highest risk of negative health outcomes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150724210 A |
| Classmark | YP: ENP: CH: LD:QKJ: NR: 49: 7T |
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