Psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition among community-dwelling older adults in Ireland

Romero-Ortuño, Román; Casey, Anne-Marie; Cunningham, Clodagh; Squires, Susan; Prendergast, David; Kenny, Rose Anne; Ba, Lawlor

doi:10.1007/s12603-010-0278-4

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“…The odds for malnutrition was increased by 1.6 among older adults considered as socially isolated based on the LSNS 6. Similar findings were published by Romero‐Ortuno et al ., who showed, within a sample of 556 Irish community dwellers aged 65 years and older, that perceived social support assessed through the LSNS 6 was one of the strongest predictors of malnutrition . Furthermore, among a sample of more than 4000 older individuals from 11 European countries, limited social activities were related to a twofold higher risk for weight loss during the previous month .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Social isolation and risk for malnutrition among older people

Boulos

Salameh

Barberger‐Gateau

2016

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

137

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 92%

Social isolation and risk for malnutrition among older people

Boulos

Salameh

Barberger‐Gateau

2016

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

137

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“…23 There are three versions of the scale that assess combinations of both the frequency and quality of family, friendship and neighbour ties. Cross-sectional studies using the LSNS have demonstrated associations between more social connections and a lower incidence of major depressive disorder in Chinese 24,25 and Singaporean older adults, 26 less depressive symptoms among older adults in Hong Kong 27 and Macau, 24 increased 33 In a prospective cohort study of 7240 community-dwelling older women in the US, the odds of experiencing increasing and persistently high depressive symptoms over 20 years were significantly elevated for women who had fewer social connections (odds ratios (OR) 3.24 and 6.75 respectively). 34 A prospective study examining the risk of falls in a group of older Caucasian women in the US identified that more connections with family members protected older women against falls.…”

Section: Social Connectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

Douglas¹,

Georgiou

Westbrook

2017

Aust. Health Review

264

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Objectives. Social participation has generated a wealth of research in gerontology, but the concept suffers from a lack of conceptual clarity that renders it difficult to define and measure. This means that research on social participation is difficult to compare directly. The aim of the present study was to draw the literature on social participation in older adults together to inform health services researchers seeking to investigate social participation as an indicator of successful aging.Methods. A narrative review of studies investigating the association between social participation and health in adults aged 65 years and older was conducted.Results. Three concepts of social participation (i.e. social connections, informal social participation and volunteering) were defined, their measurement instruments described and evidence of their associations with health explored. All three concepts have demonstrated associations with an array of health indicators. Prospective studies reveal that social participation at baseline is positively associated with mental and physical health. Conclusion.A model of social participation on health is presented, showing the evidence that all three concepts contribute to the association between social participation and health through their shared mechanisms of social support and social cohesion with the wider community. Using an instrument that can be separated into these three distinct concepts will assist health services researchers to determine the relative effect of each form of participation on the health of older adults.What is known about the topic? Social participation has generated a wealth of research in gerontology. The scope of the literature on social participation is broad and the concepts diverse. For this reason, most previous systematic reviews have been unable to comprehensively assess the effect of all concepts of social participation on health. This means the research on social participation is difficult to compare directly, and indicators of social participation in older adults are difficult for policy makers to select. What does this paper add? This paper overviews the three concepts of social participation, their methods of measurement and their associations with health in older adults. We present a model of social participation that incorporates all three concepts of social participation and their effects on health. We argue that the use of a measure that can be segmented into each of the three forms of social participation will predict more of the variance in health outcomes than any measure on its own. What are the implications for practitioners? Enhancing the social participation of older adults is a key factor in successful aging that many older adults value. However, many service provision organisations tend to focus on meeting the specific physical needs of clients, rather than targeting services that connect older adults with their community. Targeting social participation may present one of the greatest opportunities to improve older adults'...

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“…Furthermore, social isolation and loneliness are associated with chronic health conditions, cognitive impairment, poor self-reported health, and sleep disorders [30, 31]. Older adults who experience these psychosocial determinants are more likely to eat alone and often have chronically marginal nutrient intake, putting them at a greater risk for malnutrition [32]. Of particular concern are widowed or single older men.…”

Section: Nutritional Vulnerability In the Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Nutritional Vulnerability in Older Adults: A Continuum of Concerns

2015

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A nutritionally vulnerable older adult has a reduced physical reserve that limits the ability to mount a vigorous recovery in the face of an acute health threat or stressor. Often this vulnerability contributes to more medical complications, longer hospital stays, and increased likelihood of nursing home admission. We have characterized in this review the etiology of nutritional vulnerability across the continuum of the community, hospital, and long term care settings. Frail older adults may become less vulnerable with strong, consistent, and individualized nutritional care. Interventions for the vulnerable older adult must take their nutritional needs into account to optimize resiliency in the face of the acute and/or chronic health challenges they will surely face in their life course.

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Psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition among community-dwelling older adults in Ireland

Abstract: The results emphasise the importance of mobility and social supports in mediating nutritional outcomes in Irish community-dwelling older adults.

Cited by 41 publications

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Social isolation and risk for malnutrition among older people

Social isolation and risk for malnutrition among older people

Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

Nutritional Vulnerability in Older Adults: A Continuum of Concerns

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