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| Activity limitation and food intake in community-living seniors | | Author(s) | Heather H Keller, Truls Ostbye, Elizabeth Bright-See |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 18, no 1, Spring 1999 |
| Pages | pp 47-63 |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Diet ; Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Living in the community ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which functional ability is associated with dietary intake in older people living in the community, but also have some activity limitation. This Canadian cross-sectional survey recruited 145 older people. Their dietary intake was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire, and evaluated for adequacy with a Diet Score. An Activity Score was derived from 15 questions on basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs). Demographic, health, psychosocial, functional and behavioural factors that could influence diet intake were measured with standardised, validated scores. Diet Score was significantly and positively associated with income, hearing, education, satisfaction with use of time, number of medications taken, and age. Activity Score, the belief that health affects activity level, shopping behaviour and smoking were negatively and significantly associated with Diet Score. Many factors influence older people's diet. This analysis suggests that the most dependent older people living in the community have better diets than those with few limitations - which may be as a result of informal and formal services they receive. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990719208 A |
| Classmark | CF: CFD: CA: C4: K4: F: 3F: 7S |
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