Michell Pierce

Nutrition Support to Elderly Women

Influence on Diet Quality

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Previous research on this topic has not focused on nutrition-specific social support for elderly women. This unique study seeks to describe and explore the current situation in a group of elderly women living alone in government subsidized housing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9781138977358
• ISBN-10: 1138977357
• Artikelnr.: 49672561

Autorenporträt

Michelle B. Pierce

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Social Relationships
Prior Research
Stress
Conclusion
Objectives
Overview of Book
Chapter 2: Methods
Pilot Studies
Subject Selection
Phase I: Focus Groups and Key Informant Interviews
Phase 2: Structured Interviews
Chapter 3: Description of the Subjects
Demographics
Health
Nutritional Risk
Social Anchorage
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Nutrition-Related Concerns and Proffered Help
The Issues
Helping Behaviors
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Nutrition-Related Social Support
Modified Diets
Food and Meal Procurement
Comparison with Support Models
Chapter 6: Food Intake and Dietary Adequacy
Food Patterns
Nutrient Intakes
Implications
Dietary Quality
Discussion and Conclusions
Chapter 7: Functional Status, Social Support and Dietary Quality
Buffering Model
Relationships between Functional Status, Social Support and Dietary Quality
Discussion
Chapter 8: Conclusions
Summary of Results
Discussion
Limitations
Recommendations
Conclusion
Appendices
References
Author Index
Subject Index.