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J Nutr Health Aging ; 20(2): 121-7, 2016 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26812507

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OBJECTIVES: Medical and life-style factors are associated with malnutrition in older adults. This study assessed the presence of these risk factors in limited-resource, community-dwelling older adults to inform the development of a nutrition education interventions. DESIGN: Quantitative descriptive study. SETTING: A total of 24 randomly selected congregate nutrition sites (where limited-resource older adults can receive one hot meal/day, five days/week) in the rural state of South Carolina, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Data were collected from 477 older adults (of the 407 who reported race, 219 were African American and 171 were White). MEASUREMENTS: Extension Educators who work for the Cooperative Extension Service (a formalized educational outreach system associated with some U.S. universities) read aloud a 27-item instrument designed to assess risk factors for malnutrition. Response frequencies were tabulated and chi-square tests were performed using SAS 9.3. RESULTS: More African Americans reported having a chronic illness or condition (81.2 vs. 68.3%; p=0.003), eating alone (66.2 vs. 53.6%; p=0.012), having a refrigerator that sometimes did not keep food cold (31.8 vs. 8.4%; p<0.0001), and sometimes not having enough money to buy food (38.9 vs. 18.5%; p<0.0001) compared to White older adults. CONCLUSION: Rural older adults who attend congregate nutrition sites, especially African Americans, could be at risk for malnutrition due to health status and food preparation-related factors. Evidence-based, tailored programs are needed to minimize malnutrition among limited-resource older adults living in rural areas in the U.S.


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Life Style , Malnutrition/etiology , Nutritional Status , Poverty , Rural Population , Black or African American , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Chronic Disease , Feeding Behavior , Female , Food Assistance , Health Resources , Humans , Male , Malnutrition/ethnology , Refrigeration , Risk Factors , Social Isolation , South Carolina , Surveys and Questionnaires , United States , White People
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