Nutrition Support to Elderly Women

Influence on Diet Quality

Michell Pierce (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-97735-8 (ISBN)

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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.

Michelle B. Pierce

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	Garland Studies on the Elderly in America
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Ernährung / Diät / Fasten
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-97735-7 / 1138977357
ISBN-13	978-1-138-97735-8 / 9781138977358
Zustand	Neuware