| Autor: |
Freiria, Carol N., Van Horn, Leslie T., Epps, James, Ross, Jenifer M., Wright, Lauri Y. |
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Florida Public Health Review; 2023, Vol. 20, p1-19, 19p |
| Abstrakt: |
While an estimated 8.9% or 4.9 million adults ages 65 and older lived in poverty in 2019, additional factors affect the ability to access food. This qualitative study utilized in-depth semi-structured interviews with older adults living in senior living facilities in Northeast Florida to identify barriers and lived experiences related to food access, components of nutritional functioning, and food insecurity. Based on the findings, participants commonly reported problems related to personal transportation such as financial limitations, not having a car, and not feeling safe driving under the use of prescribed pain medications. Additionally, lack of financial resources and medical expenses were reported to be limiting factors in their ability to pay for food. Participants also mentioned external and internal aspects of housing as problems that limited their ability to shop, prepare, or eat food. Age-related mobility problems, meal preparation challenges, and dentition issues were also reported as barriers to adequate food access. This study found that assessing food security risk based solely on food availability was insufficient. Future research should include more geographic and household diversity among respondents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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