Winnie Cheung

Factors Affecting Food-Intake of Free-Living Seniors

Qualitative research on community-dwelling senior women at-risk of malnutrition

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Produktbeschreibung

Many community-dwelling seniors are reported to have
inadequate dietary intakes. Factors affecting food
intake have been studied mainly from the perspectives
of health professionals. As the reasons for adequate
food intake are complex, understanding the seniors
perspective could provide further help in
understanding their needs.
Three semi-structured interviews were conducted with
each of eight community-dwelling women aged 73 to 91
who were at-risk of malnutrition. A qualitative
analysis showed the women were reporting three
essential aspects: struggling to maintain their
independence (i.e., frustration with health care,
stereotyping seniors, simplifying cooking); learning
new ways of functioning (i.e., adapting to health
limitations, simplifying meals etc) and; taking
control (i.e., planning own meal and food supplies,
monitoring health and keeping physically and mentally
active). Finally, this qualitative research paradigm
was useful and it demonstrated how careful listening
could help to understand the individual needs of
free-living seniors at risk of malnutrition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783639119220
• ISBN-10: 3639119223
• Artikelnr.: 25907015

Autorenporträt

Winnie Cheung, BSc(Dietetics),MSc(Nutrition): studied human
nutrition and dietetics at McGill University (Canada). Registered
dietitian who worked in field of clinical nutrition with patients
ranging from newborns to the elderly. Associate Professor in the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at McGill University. Her research examines health in relation to nutrition in vulnerable populations in Canada.