• 한국식생활문화학회지
• /
• 제32권6호
• /
• pp.534-548
• /
• 2017

Elderly with dementia in geriatric hospitals (EDGH) are highly dependent on hospital meals. This study evaluated the foodservices satisfaction and food preference of the EDGH. The survey was conducted on 104 elderly with dementia (21 males and 83 females) in 4 geriatric hospitals in Seoul and Incheon in November, 2016. Data were collected from interviews using a questionnaire that consisted of 6 questions for foodservice satisfaction and 24 questions (10 categories) for food preference. The data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 20.0. The satisfaction with taste, saltiness, texture, and variety in foodservices was good, but the satisfaction with the amount was not, and the reason for leaving food was its large serving size. The subjects preferred soft boiled rice, noodles, porridges, meats, fish, seafood, vegetables, and fruits. Among them, they preferred more janchiguksu, red bean porridge, beef, croaker, oyster, spinach, and banana. Regarding the cooking methods, they preferred soup, grill, and boiling, but not frying. The also preferred Chinese cabbage kimchi, but they did not prefer hard kkakdugi. They did not prefer milk because of diarrhea, but they preferred yogurt. Therefore, to provide a satisfying meal for EDGH, it is necessary to develop a friendly diet considering their food preferences.

• 한국조리학회지
• /
• 제20권1호
• /
• pp.220-237
• /
• 2014

본 연구는 서울과 경기지역에 거주하며 외식경험이 있는 55세 이상의 노년소비자의 개인가치와 라이프스타일이 외식업체 선택속성에 미치는 영향관계를 파악함으로써 고령화 사회를 목전에 두고 있는 시점에서 외식기업의 경영활동과 그 성과를 극대화 할 수 있는 방안을 마련함에 있어 그 기초적인 자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 기존의 연구논문을 바탕으로 관련 변수를 추출하고 모형과 가설을 설정하여 설문조사를 통해 본 연구의 결과는 노년소비자가 라이프스타일 활동지향형 요인 즉, 최신의 경향과 유행을 따르며 새로운 일에 도전하는 것을 즐겨하는 편이며, 때로는 열정적인 즐거움을 경험하고 싶어 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 외적가치를 지향하는 노년소비자는 라이프스타일에 있어서 비교적 다양한 형태를 나타내는 것으로 나타났으며, 원칙지향형은 편안하게 이야기할 수 있으면서 조용하고 휴식을 취할 수 있는 주변사람들로부터 평판이 좋은 곳을 주로 선택하며 활동지향형은 부대시설이나 노인 특가 할인된 메뉴와 서비스가 친절하며 가격이 저렴하다면 다소 멀어도 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 노년소비자의 개인가치와 라이프스타일에 따라 외식업체 선택속성 기준이 달라질 수 있다는 것을 의미하는 것으로 보다 전국적인 범위로 외식업체를 직접 방문하여 노년소비자를 대상으로 한 보완적인 연구를 바탕으로 노년외식소비자가 지향하는 가치와 외식업체 선택속성을 파악함으로써 향후 외식 기업의 활성화와 노년소비자 시장의 마켓팅 전략 수립에 긍정적인 영향을 가져올 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
• /
• 제35권5호
• /
• pp.426-439
• /
• 2020

This study surveyed Chinese elderly consumers to determine their purchasing behavior, importance, and satisfaction with HMR products in China. Three hundred and seventy people were surveyed: 184 males and 186 females aged 55 to 70 years. Two hundred and sixty-seven (72.25%) of the surveyed consumers had an average monthly income of 6,000 yuan or less, and 313 (84.9%) responded that they spend 3000 yuan or less on groceries per month. Three hundred and forty-eight (94.1%) showed a high interest in health management. Regarding the frequency of purchasing HMR products, most responded that they purchased HMR products more than once or twice a week, with a single purchase of 100 yuan or less for each purchase. The respondents preferred 2 or 3 serving packagings in a refrigerated form. For all forms of products, those made as in-house meals, outdoor meals, as a snack or night snack, for serving guests, for trips, camping, and on-the-go products, the participants mostly responded that they frequently purchased the product. When purchasing HMR products, the importance of hygiene, convenience in purchase accessibility, the freshness of ingredients, and an indication of the nutritional content were considered as a high rank. After purchase, the satisfaction of SNS and mobile application advertisements and promotions, amount per serving, take out convenience, and new menu were considered low-rank. The IPA results showed that marking the origin of the ingredients and new menu are areas needing improvement. The study results may be used as base data for developing elderly friendly HMR products and establishing its marketing strategies.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
• /
• 제22권2호
• /
• pp.235-245
• /
• 2007

This study was undertaken to develop web-based nutrition information contents for the older adults. Twenty six domestic web-sites were analyzed and then 12 foreign web-sites and 4 education materials for the elderly of foreign university were benchmarked. Also a lot of literatures on elderly education program were reviewed. A card-sorting task was performed with 8 older adults to ascertain how the target audience organized information about nutrition. The results were as fellows. Among 26 domestic web-sites, 2 sites(7.7%) were only for the elderly. Main topics of information contents for the elderly included 'Importance of Healthy Eating', 'DRI', 'Dietary Guidelines'. Four of twelve foreign web-sites were for the elderly nutrition education. Topics of 'Dietary Guideline', 'Meal Program' were found in 4 sites and 'Importance of Healthy Eating', 'Diet & Disease', 'DRI, 'Food Guide Pyramid', 'Nutrition Fact Labels' were found in 3 sites. Education materials of foreign university dealt with basic information on 'nutrient needs changes related with aging', 'Heart & Bone Healthy Eating Plan', 'Food Guide Pyramid'. Also topics on 'Eating on a budget', 'Eating Out Guideline' were included for practical use for the elderly. Based on card-sorting process, contents framework for web-site was developed and 4 main menus for framework were respectively named as 'Nutrition', 'Meals', 'Foods'. 'Check up Nutritional Health' by panel discussion. Finally we developed nutrition information contents for 4 main menus. We focused on helping older adults recognize the importance of healthy eating and apply the nutrition information to practical use. We expect that the developed framework of contents can be a guideline for indentifying the information needs of older adults in developing effective nutrition intervention program. And we suggest that the survey for target people should be peformed for the web-site to be user-friendly designed and the developed contents be evaluated and revised in the near future.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
• /
• 제66권4호
• /
• pp.807-833
• /
• 2024

Elderly people avoid eating red meat and dried meat product due to its texture and stiffness; they deprive them of rich sources of nutrients. In addition, food-related diseases are exponentially increasing due to using synthetic additives in food products. Therefore, this research aimed to develop semi-dried goat meat jerky considering geriatric preferences by using natural tenderizers and nitrate. Four treatments were formulated negative control (NC [synthetic nitrite without tenderizers]), positive control (PC [Swiss chard without tenderizers]), T1 (Swiss chard with pineapple powder), and T2 (Swiss chard with pineapple and tomato powder). T1 and T2 had higher processing yield, and rehydration capacity compared with NC and PC. The fat content of T1 and T2 was lower than the control groups. Moisture was significantly higher in T1, NC, and T2 than in PC (p < 0.05). T2 showed the lowest water activity (0.87), lowest shear force (4.82 kgf), and lowest total plate count (TPC). The lowest pH and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were observed in T1 and T2. T1 showed the lowest lightness and the maximum redness (p < 0.05) while PC showed the lowest yellowness. During the storage period, moisture and pH decreased, and TPC and TBARS significantly increased whereas water activity is stable regardless of the treatment. The results of the myofibrillar fragmentation index (MFI) and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel revealed that T1 and T2 more effectively converted protein to polypeptides. In addition, tenderizers positively affected thrombogenicity, atherogenicity, and hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic indices. T2 observed the highest overall sensory acceptance by reducing goaty flavor. Overall, jerky treated with tenderizers is easily chewable and digestible for the elderly due to its tenderness and essential fatty acids that would be senior-friendly food.

• Clinical Nutrition Research
• /
• 제13권3호
• /
• pp.156-164
• /
• 2024

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional adequacy of senior-friendly foods sold in Korea, focusing on protein and sodium. This study examined the nutritional content of 170 products with nutritional labels that were sold in online stores in Korea and categorized the products into 93 staple foods (cooked rice, porridge, and mousse) and 77 side-dish and snack foods (braized·steam·roast products, broth, sauces, and snacks). Then, the adequacy of the nutritional content of these foods, focusing on protein and sodium, was evaluated according to product type. The 93 staple products and 77 side-dish products had average serving sizes of 163.27 g and 127.92 g, prices of $3.25 and $2.72, and energy contents of 295.25 kcal and 141.95 kcal, respectively. For staple foods, the energy content was significantly greater in cooked rice, but the protein content and index of nutrition quality (INQ) were significantly greater in mousse. There were no significant differences in sodium content or contribution to adequate intake (AI) by product type, but the sodium INQ was significantly greater in the mousse and porridge. For side-dish foods and snack products, the protein content, contribution to the recommended intake, and INQ were all significantly greater for the braized·steam·roast products. Sauces and braized·steam·roast products were significantly higher in sodium content and contribution to the AI, while broth was significantly higher in sodium INQ. These findings can be used to guide proper product selection and nutritional management that considers the health characteristics of health-vulnerable and elderly people.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
• /
• 제9권4호
• /
• pp.400-403
• /
• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: By the year 2050, thirty-eight percent of the Korean population will be over the age of 65. Health care costs for Koreans over age 65 reached 15.4 trillion Korean won in 2011, accounting for a third of the total health care costs for the population. Chronic degenerative diseases, including coronary heart disease (CHD), drive long-term health care costs at an alarming annual rate. In the elderly population, loss of independence is one of the main reasons for this increase in health care costs. Korean heath policies place a high priority on the prevention of CHD because it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This evidence-based study aims to the estimate potential health care cost savings resulting from the daily intake of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation. Potential cost savings associated with a reduced risk of CHD and the medical costs potentially avoided through risk reduction, including hospitalizations and physician services, were estimated using a Congressional Budget Office cost accounting methodology. RESULTS: The estimate of the seven-year (2005-2011) net savings in medical costs resulting from a reduction in the incidence of CHD among the elderly population through the daily use of omega-3 fatty acids was approximately 210 billion Korean won. Approximately 92,997 hospitalizations due to CHD could be avoided over the seven years. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that omega-3 supplementation in older individuals may yield substantial cost-savings by reducing the risk of CHD. It should be noted that additional health and cost benefits need to be revisited and re-evaluated as more is known about possible data sources or as new data become available.

• 한국식품영양학회지
• /
• 제26권4호
• /
• pp.886-894
• /
• 2013

The National Standard Food Composition Table published by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) provides the foundations in research, nutrition monitoring, policy and dietary practices in Korea. This databases consists of several sets of data including food descriptions, nutrients, portion weights, and source of data. The National Standard Food Composition Table have been published since 1970 and, recently, new version (8th edition) of Food Composition Table which has quantitative and qualitative nutrient data is released in 2011. In addition, the User-friendly Food Composition Table is divided into adult, children, and elderly categories depending on the subjects because we need different nutrients according to various ages. The Tables of Food Functional Composition is firstly edited in 2009. RDA published the minerals and fatty acids composition table, tables of amino acid, fat-soluble vitamin composition table, and the cholesterol table. The resulting database will be widely used. The users of the databases are from diverse fields, includeing federal agencies, the food industry, health professionals, restaurants, software application developers, academia and research organizations, international organizations, and foreign governments ect. Therefore, consistent improvements of the database is important, so that people can better address such health challenges by providing reliable and accurate data.

• 한국과학예술포럼
• /
• 제20권
• /
• pp.279-292
• /
• 2015

현대 사회가 고령화 사회가 되어감에 따라 노인 친화적 환경에 대한 관심과 요구도 커지고 있다. 우리의 생활환경을 노인 친화적으로 조성하기 위해서는 노인들이 어떤 건물이나 시설을 자주 이용하는지 그 이용정도를 파악하여 그 건물이나 시설을 우선적으로 노인 친화적이 되도록 하는 방안이 마련되어야 한다. 이에 본 연구는 노인들이 노인관련 근린생활시설을 어느 정도 자주 이용하고 있는지와 도보권에 위치하기를 원하는 노인관련 근린생활시설이 무엇인지를 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 조사대상은 부산광역시에 거주하고 있는 65세 이상 노인 158명이며 설문지를 이용한 일대일 면담조사방법으로 진행하였다. 조사결과, 첫째, 노인들은 경로당이나 노인대학, 노인복지회관 등의 노인시설과 산책로 및 공원녹지시설의 이용빈도가 가장 높았으며 버스정류장과 재래시장 및 정자 등 휴게시설 이용빈도도 비교적 높았다. 또한 근린생활시설 중에는 이용빈도가 높지는 않지만 많은 노인들이 정기적으로 이용하는 시설들도 있었다. 둘째, 노인의 특성에 따라 금융시설, 의원/병원, 약국, 공중목욕탕, 이·미용실 등의 근린생활시설 이용빈도는 달랐다. 셋째, 25개의 근린생활시설 중 많은 노인들이 도보권 내에 위치하기를 바라는 시설은 의원/병원, 노인시설, 전철역, 버스정류장, 재래시장, 공원녹지, 산책로, 식료품점/편의점 등의 순이었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제38권10호
• /
• pp.1381-1391
• /
• 2009

본 연구에서는 경북 안동시 농촌노인을 대상으로 각 지역의 친환경 농산물을 활용하고, 농번기 특성을 고려하여 노인 식단을 개발하여 기호도를 조사하였다. 경북 안동시 농번기 농촌노인을 대상으로 한 노인 식단은 설문조사를 통해 얻은 향토지역 친환경 우리 농산물을 넣어 특산물인 간고등어를 이용하여 식단을 개발하였다. 노인은 구강건강 상태가 좋지 않아 부드러운 식품인 두부, 계란, 생선 등을 이용하였으며, 칼슘과 식이섬유소의 섭취를 증가시키기 위해 죽순, 고춧잎나물, 뱅어포구이, 멸치볶음 등을 활용하였다. 제철과일인 수박, 포도 등을 넣어 식단을 개발하였고 농번기 식단인 점을 고려하여 삼계탕과 콩국수, 오이 미역 냉국 등을 이용하여 식단을 개발하였다. 식단의 단가는 일반식의 경우 1200원 정도, 특식의 경우 2800원정도로 맞추었다. 경북 안동시 농촌노인의 전반적인 기호도는 식단 5의 8.77로 보리밥이 가장 높았으며, 국의 전반적인 기호도는 가장 높게 8.73으로 식단 4로 나타났다. 반찬의 전반적인 기호도는 식단 5의 불고기, 깻잎과 쌈장, 배추김치가 8.69로 가장 높은 기호도를 보였으며, 전반적인 기호도는 특식인 식단 4의 삼계탕이 8.69로 가장 높게 선호하는 것으로 평가되었다. 경북지역 성별에 따라 t-test로 분석한 결과 밥의 전반적인 기호도는 남자노인은 8.75로 식단 3의 잡곡밥이 가장 높게 나타났고, 여자노인은 8.82로 식단 5의 보리밥을 가장 높게 평가되었다. 국(찌개)의 전반적인 기호도는 남자노인은 8.89로, 여자노인은 8.65로 식단 4의 삼계탕이 가장 높은 기호를 보였다. 반찬의 전반적인 기호도는 식단 5의 경우 남자노인이 8.38로, 여자노인은 8.86으로 평가되었으며, 남녀 간의 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(p<0.05). 식단의 전반적인 기호도는 식단 4의 경우 남자노인 8.22, 여자노인 8.94로 남녀 간의 유의적인 차이를 보였으며(p<0.001), 식단 5는 남자노인 7.55, 여자노인 8.86으로 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(p<0.05). 각 식단의 잔반량을 조사한 결과 식단 3이 30.14 g으로 가장 높게 나타났으며(p<0.05), 남자노인의 경우에는 식단 3의 잔반량이 59.58g, 여자노인의 경우 식단 3이 9.35 g으로 가장 낮은 잔반량을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 농촌은 도시지역에 비해 지리적 특성상 노인들의 이동이 자유롭지 못하며 배달서비스의 경우 시간과 비용이 많이 소요되어 노인급식이 어려우므로, 농촌지역 노인의 삶과 건강상태의 향상을 위한 식단 개발 및 다양한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 농번기 경북 안동시 노인의 식생활 실태와 건강상태를 조사한 결과를 토대로 향토지역 친환경 우리 농산물과 계절식품을 활용한 농촌 노인용 급식 식단을 개발하였다. 이를 현장에 적용한 결과, 높은 노인 급식의 기호도와 만족도를 보였다. 이에 후속 연구로서 농한기에 해당되는 연구 및 타 농촌 지역의 농번기 농한기 연구가 비교 평가된다면 농촌노인을 위한 급식의 효과적 적용과 실시가 가능한지에 대한 기초자료의 확립이 가능할 것이다. 또한 농촌노인의 급식적용을 위한 현지 농식품의 공급 및 급식조리원의 현지 농촌노인 활용 가능성 등 농촌인력의 취업확대 및 정부 예산의 효율적인 집행 가능성에 대한 기초자료로서 활용이 가능할 것이라 사료된다.