Journal article
Nutrition risk measured online in community-living older Australians
Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol.37(3-4), pp.241-254
2018
Abstract
Many community-living older adults experience the condition of malnutrition and the causes are complex and multi-factorial. This study examined nutrition risk in a sample of community-living older Australians (n= 77, age ≥65 years) using an online, self-administered survey consisting of two validated questionnaires (SCREEN II and SF-12). We found a significant relationship between health status and nutrition risk; those with higher self-rated health status had lower nutrition risk. Forty percent of the participants were categorized at high nutritional risk, 26% at moderate nutritional risk and 34% not at nutritional risk. The most common nutrition risk factors were: (i) weight perception (perceiving weight to be more than it should); (ii) food avoidance; (iii) low intake of milk, milk products and alternatives; and (iv) finding meal preparation a chore. Many nutrition-risk factors were consistent with population survey data highlighting the need for greater awareness of nutritional requirements for healthy ageing.
Details
- Title
- Nutrition risk measured online in community-living older Australians
- Authors
- Dana Craven (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringGeoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawFiona Pelly (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringE Isenring (Author) - Bond University
- Publication details
- Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol.37(3-4), pp.241-254
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/21551197.2018.1490680
- ISSN
- 2155-1197
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests & People Research Centre; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450657302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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