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The DASH pilot project
— developing community-based nutrition education for older adults | | Author(s) | Jan M Ivery, Liza Benton, Ashley Harrison |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 4, May-June 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, May-June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 286-299 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Ageing process ; Nutritional and metabolic diseases ; Education ; Adult Education ; Development projects ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Nutrition-related chronic health conditions among older adults are a growing concern. In this study nutrition education materials were created for use in senior centres by graduate nutrition students. After the materials were presented, focus groups were conducted with 62 participants aged 55 or older to obtain feedback on the content and presentation. The pilot intervention described in the study was based on the DASH diet, or Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension. Findings related to the participant's knowledge of nutrition-related information, strategies to improve future class sessions, and participant recruitment are discussed. It is hoped that these findings will be useful to programme administrators as they develop nutrition programmes for older adults who are vulnerable to nutrition-related health problems. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170818219 A |
| Classmark | CF: BG: CS: V: GP: IGD: 4UC: 7T |
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