Diet Quality in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Focused on Demographic Characteristics and Depression - / 農村醫學 地域保健

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#This study was attempted to identify the demographic characteristics, depression, and dietary quality of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, and to identify the difference in food quality according to these variables. @*Methods@#The subjects of the study were 216 elderly patients with type 2 diabetes over the age of 65 visiting elderly welfare centers and senior citizens’ centers in G city and H districts. Data were collected from December 2020 to July 2021. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA using IBM SPSS Statistics 21 program. @*Results@#There were significant differences in dietary quality according to the subject's gender, education level, residential area, spouse or not, family living together or not, subject of meal preparation, calorie requirement recognition or not, exercise practice for diabetes management or not, and depression. Depression and Fasting Blood Sugar management were important influencing factors on dietary quality, and Residence and Gender were also verified as influencing factors. @*Conclusions@#The results of this study can be provided as basic data to establish a program to improve the quality of meals for diabetic elderly patients.