Nutrition Support to Elderly Women : Influence on Diet Quality

ISBN-13: 9780815338123 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 258 str.

Michelle B. Pierce

Opis

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.

Recenzje

"The Strength of this book is the thoroughness of methodology description.The book is very well organized, and the qualitative anecdotes make the text quite enjoyable to the reader.
This book would be useful to doctoral candidates with similar studies planned, and to researchers who want to enter or expand their qualitative investigations." -- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Michelle B. Pierce