Assessing Nutrition Education Wants and Needs of Older Adults Through Focus Groups

Duerr, Lynn

doi:10.1300/j052v23n02_06

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“…Many of these efforts require policy and environmental changes to improve the food environment [6]. Although older adult food needs overlap with the food needs of other health disparate populations and rural food deserts, care should be taken to respect the nuances in population preferences towards food choices [48]. For example, providing community gardens that are both tailored towards the physically compromised and growing traditional fruits and vegetables may increase utilization by older adults.…”

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Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA

Shanks

Haack²,

Tarabochia

et al. 2016

J Community Health

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Nutrition is an essential component in promoting health and quality of life into the older adults years. The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore how the rural food environment influences food choices of older adults. Four focus groups were conducted with 33 older adults (50 years of age and older) residing in rural Montana communities. Four major themes related to factors influencing food choices among rural older adults emerged from this study: perception of the rural community environment, support as a means of increasing food access, personal access to food sources, and dietary factors. The findings from this current study warrant further research and promotion of specifically tailored approaches that influence the food choices of older adults in the rural western USA, including the developing and expanding public transportation systems, increasing availability of local grocers with quality and affordable food options, increasing awareness and decreasing stigma surrounding community food programs, and increasing nutrition education targeting senior health issues.

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Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA

Shanks

Haack²,

Tarabochia

et al. 2016

J Community Health

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“…Changes in appetite, altered food preferences (specifically sweets), and changes in eating patterns including refusal to eat are thoroughly documented in dementia care. 2,11,12,[36][37][38] However, concerns specific to persons with dementia living in the community are less well-documented due to the lack of research in this area. Specifically, difficulties with stove and cooking safety were reported by participants, but this issue is unaddressed in the education literature.…”

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Nutrition Education Needs and Resources for Dementia Care in the Community

Keller

Smith

Kasdorf

et al. 2008

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen

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Nutrition problems and specificly weight loss are common in older adults with dementia living in the community. Study 1 involved interviews with 14 formal providers to identify the range of nutrition concerns they had experienced. In study 2, 74 Canadian Alzheimer Society chapters were surveyed by e-mail (23% participation rate) to determine nutrition concerns and education resources provided to clients. In all, 26 of these nutrition pamphlets or handouts were rated on content and format by 2 independent researchers using a standardized rating system. Common nutrition concerns identified in older adults with dementia living in the community include safety, weight loss, forgetting or refusing to eat, appetite, dysphagia, and unfavorable eating behaviors. Most resources provided to clients were considered low quality and did not match the nutrition concerns expressed by formal providers. Currently, there is a considerable knowledge translation gap around nutrition and dementia, and this study provides a basis for the future development of nutrition education resources.

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“…By focusing on the recipes and the food preparation techniques, the information was transmitted in a more practical, easy to understand format for years 2 and 3. Duerr (2003) identified that older adults wanted demonstration and discussion formats for nutrition education, and that written materials were a useful reinforcement.…”

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Food Workshops, Nutrition Education, and Older Adults

Keller

Hedley

Hadley³

et al. 2005

Journal of Nutrition For the Elderly

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Three years of process evaluation data are presented for Evergreen ActionNutrition food workshops conducted at an older adults' recreation center. Over a three-year period, 475 written evaluations of single and three-session series workshops were completed. Additionally, data were collected from four focus groups of older adult participants (n = 19). Older persons report intention to change behavior based on attendance at a single workshop. Series workshop participants report increased knowledge, confidence in cooking, and motivation to make changes. Focus group participants identified the following as key aspects to success and empowerment of behavior change: relevant information, specifically in the form of recipes; interactive format, including taste-testing; social experience; consistent, high-quality education; and small size of the group. Food workshops or demonstrations can be meaningful nutrition education activities for older adults.

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Assessing Nutrition Education Wants and Needs of Older Adults Through Focus Groups

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA

Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA

Nutrition Education Needs and Resources for Dementia Care in the Community

Food Workshops, Nutrition Education, and Older Adults

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