Home-Living Elderly People's Views on Food and Meals.
Home-Living Elderly People's Views on Food and Meals.
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DOI：
10.1155/2012/761291
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Westergren A
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作者：
Edfors E;Westergren A
背景这项研究的目的是描述居家老人对食物和膳食重要性的看法。方法.对十二位老年人的半结构化采访。访谈采用定性内容分析法进行分析。结果受访者描述了他们的过去如何影响他们现在的经历和对食物和膳食的看法。由于他们的生活状况发生了重大变化，他们往往更加依赖和需要食物和膳食方面的支助。突发事件意味着从独立过渡到依赖的转折点，需要亲属和/或社区的援助。从过去的角度来看，在依赖的背景下，受访者描述了一天中的膳食，食物的质量，购买，运输，烹饪和吃食物。结论.要满足居家老年人对最佳营养状况的需求，就需要了解他们过去和现在的个人偏好和习惯。重要的是要注意可能损害个人独立管理饮食能力的风险因素，例如重大生活事件和住院治疗。在为老年人规划和发展与食品和膳食有关的工作时，应考虑到个人的自决和参与需要。
Background. The aim of the study was to describe home-living elderly people's views on the importance of food and meals. Methods. Semistructured interviews with twelve elderly people. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results. Respondents described how their past influenced their present experiences and views on food and meals. Increased reliance on and need of support with food and meals frequently arose in connection with major changes in their life situations. Sudden events meant a breaking point with a transition from independence to dependence and a need for assistance from relatives and/or the community. With the perspective from the past and in the context of dependency, respondents described meals during the day, quality of food, buying, transporting, cooking, and eating food. Conclusions. Meeting the need for optimal nutritional status for older people living at home requires knowledge of individual preferences and habits, from both their earlier and current lives. It is important to pay attention to risk factors that could compromise an individual's ability to independently manage their diet, such as major life events and hospitalisation. Individual needs for self-determination and involvement should be considered in planning and development efforts for elderly people related to food and meals.