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http://dx.doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2016.21.3.256

Diet and Health Status of Elderly Women According to the Family Type  

Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Division of Food Science, Kongju National University)
Kang, Myung-Hwa (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hoseo University)
Kim, Mi-Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea National University of Transportation)
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition / v.21, no.3, 2016 , pp. 256-264 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the diet and health status of elderly women according to the family type. Methods: A total of 307 elderly women participated in this study were divided into one of three groups according to their family type: residing with spouse (RSP; n=88), residing with son or daughter (RSD; n=119), and residing alone (RAL; n=100). Chisquare test was used to assess dietary habits and health status of the subjects by the family types. Results: Results demonstrated significant associations between eating regular meals, person preparing meals, coffee intake, and bone fracture experience and family type. Among the three groups, the RSP and RAL groups had a higher percentage for preparing meals by themselves (p<0.001) than the RSD group. The RAL group had a lower percentage for eating regular meals (p<0.01) but a higher percentage for bone fracture experience (p<0.05) than the other groups. There were no significant differences in monthly allowance, self-estimated health status, physical activity, exercise, drinking, and dietary habits such as frequency of consumption of dairy, beans, eggs, fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables among the three groups. Conclusions: The results showed that elderly women residing alone without a son, daughter, or spouse had more diet-related and health problems such as irregular meals and high bone fracture experience. These findings suggested that elderly women residing alone need more attention and support.
Keywords
diet; health; elderly women; living alone; family type;
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