Nutrition Education among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Intervention Trial in Congregate Nutrition Sites

Autor/inn/en	Mitchell, Roger E.; Ash, Sarah L.; McClelland, Jacquelyn W.
Titel	Nutrition Education among Low-Income Older Adults: A Randomized Intervention Trial in Congregate Nutrition Sites
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 33 (2006) 3, S.374-392 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198105276212
Schlagwörter	Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Intervention; Nutrition Instruction; Extension Education; Chronic Illness; Behavior Modification; Older Adults; Well Being; Eating Habits; Health Behavior; Low Income Groups; Program Effectiveness; Dietetics; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Älterer Erwachsener; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ernährungslehre
Abstract	Nutritional well-being among older adults is critical for maintaining health, increasing longevity, and decreasing the impact of chronic illness. However, few well-controlled studies have examined nutritional behavior change among low-income older adults. A prospective, controlled, randomized design examined a five session nutrition education module delivered to limited-resource older adults (N = 703) in Congregate Nutrition sites by Cooperative Extension agents. Experimental group participants were significantly more likely than control group participants to increase multivitamin use, to increase calcium supplement use, to read labels of dietary supplements, to carry a supplement and/or medication list, and to discuss such use with their health care professional. The study addresses weaknesses in the literature by using a theoretically derived education component, implementing the intervention within a setting regularly used by low-income older adults, employing randomized assignment to intervention and control conditions, and using hierarchical linear modeling to deal with "nested" data. (Contains 4 tables and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10