Home Delivered Meals to Older Adults

Gualtieri, Marie C.; Donley, Amy M.; Wright, James; Vega, Sara Strickhouser

doi:10.1097/nhh.0000000000000665

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“…Federal programs to address food insecurity include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, the National School Lunch Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Meals on Wheels (29,36).…”

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A logic framework for evaluating social determinants of health interventions in primary care

Coughlin

Mann²,

Vernon³

et al. 2019

J Hosp Manag Health Policy

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Background: Increasing efforts have been made in primary care settings to screen for a broad array of social determinants of health including inadequate food and nutrition, lack of education, unemployment, and inadequate housing, and to refer patients to community resources. Core tenets of primary care include integration with community resources. Methods: In the course of designing a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a social determinants of health intervention aimed at adult, at-risk, African American primary care clinic patients, our research team developed a logic model to assist with the evaluation of the intervention. Results: In this article, we describe the logic model including elements of the intervention, mediator variables, and outcome variables. Conclusions: The proposed logic framework is likely to be helpful for planning, conducting, and evaluating social determinants of health interventions in primary care settings.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A logic framework for evaluating social determinants of health interventions in primary care

Coughlin

Mann²,

Vernon³

et al. 2019

J Hosp Manag Health Policy

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“…The moderating effects of home-delivered meal services further highlight the need for effective interventions to address food insecurity in older adults. A systematic review by Gualtieri et al [ 39 ] shows that home-delivered meal services, such as “Meals on Wheels,” have improved the dietary intake and nutritional status of low-income older adults in the United States. The benefits of home-delivered meal services extend beyond nutrition, relieving stress and anxiety associated with food access and fostering a sense of self-worth and self-esteem [ 40 ].…”

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Longitudinal Associations Between Food Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults Aged ≥65 in the Korean Welfare Panel Study

Lee¹,

Pak²

2023

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: This study aimed to explore longitudinal associations between food insecurity and suicidal ideation, and the moderating roles of intervention programs.Methods: Data were derived from the 2012–2019 waves of the Korean Welfare Panel Study. Participants aged ≥65 at baseline (n = 4,425) and their annual follow-up measurements for a mean of 6.58 years were included. Conditional fixed effects logistic regressions were used to test 1) associations between food insecurity and the onset of suicidal ideation; 2); whether associations were attenuated by food assistance and income support programs.Results: Food insecurity was associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation in the full sample (OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.37–2.29), among women (OR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.24–2.26) and men (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.25–3.40). The association between food insecurity and suicidal ideation was attenuated by participation in home-delivered meal services (OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.21–0.88).Conclusion: Food insecure older adults were more likely to consider committing suicide than their food secure counterparts. Food assistance through home-delivered meal services, but not other intervention programs, could weaken this link.

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“…Another recommendation would be to implement homedelivery meal plans. In a systematic review by Gualtieri et al (2018), home-delivering meal plans enhanced lower-class older adults' diet and eating habits in parts of the USA [144]. Meal plans also help decrease stress [145] and anxiety linked to accessing food and decrease social isolation as older adults are able to communicate with meal-plan delivery volunteers [146].…”

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The impact of food insecurity on mental health among older adults residing in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Osei-Owusu,

Dhillon,

Luginaah

2024

PLoS ONE

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Over the past few years, food insecurity has been increasing globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic downturns and conflict and a number of other intersecting factors. Older adults residing in low- and middle-income countries are more vulnerable to food insecurity. While the impacts of food insecurity on physical health outcomes have been thoroughly researched, the effect on mental health outcomes remains under-researched, especially among older adults. Hence, this systematic review aims to investigate existing literature to assess how food insecurity impacts the mental health of older persons residing in LMICs. A systematic search of six databases and Google for studies was conducted. The search was limited to studies written in English and published between 2000 to the present. We identified 725 studies, out of which 40 studies were selected for a full-text review and 12 studies were included for a final analysis. The significant finding in all the included studies was that food insecurity is associated with the worsening mental health of older adults. We also found a complex interplay of factors such as gender, age, rural/urban and health conditions associated with the aggravation of several mental health outcomes. The findings of this study illuminate the need for improved food programs to improve food security and, consequently, mental health among older adults.

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Home Delivered Meals to Older Adults

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

A logic framework for evaluating social determinants of health interventions in primary care

A logic framework for evaluating social determinants of health interventions in primary care

Longitudinal Associations Between Food Insecurity and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults Aged ≥65 in the Korean Welfare Panel Study

The impact of food insecurity on mental health among older adults residing in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

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