Remaining Socially Connected at 100 and Beyond Reduces Impact of Loneliness on Nutritional Status
| Autor: | Seung Eun Jung, Janice Hermann, Seoyoun Kim, Frankie Palmer, Alex J. Bishop |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Population Nutritional Status Social support Quality of life (healthcare) Centenarians medicine Humans education Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics Social work business.industry Loneliness UCLA Loneliness Scale Cross-Sectional Studies Quality of Life Ordered logit Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Centenarian business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 40:249-260 |
| ISSN: | 2155-1200 2155-1197 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21551197.2021.1988029 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Understanding factors influencing centenarians' nutritional status can offer insight into effective nutrition interventions to improve quality of life among this population. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the role of social support and loneliness on nutritional status among Oklahoma centenarians (N = 151). METHODS Nutritional status was assessed with the Short Form Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA-SF). Perceived social support was assessed with the 24-item Social Provisions Scale. Loneliness was examined with the 10-item UCLA loneliness scale. RESULTS Ordinal logistic regression revealed that those who lacked social support were at increased risk of poor nutritional status (OR = 2.28, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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