Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

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Diet and Health Status of Elderly Women According to the Family Type

가구 형태별 여자 노인의 식사 및 건강상태

  • Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Division of Food Science, Kongju National University) ;
  • Kang, Myung-Hwa (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hoseo University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea National University of Transportation)
  • 최미경 (공주대학교 식품과학부) ;
  • 강명화 (호서대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미현 (한국교통대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2016.04.01
  • Accepted : 2016.06.22
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the diet and health status of elderly women according to the family type. Methods: A total of 307 elderly women participated in this study were divided into one of three groups according to their family type: residing with spouse (RSP; n=88), residing with son or daughter (RSD; n=119), and residing alone (RAL; n=100). Chisquare test was used to assess dietary habits and health status of the subjects by the family types. Results: Results demonstrated significant associations between eating regular meals, person preparing meals, coffee intake, and bone fracture experience and family type. Among the three groups, the RSP and RAL groups had a higher percentage for preparing meals by themselves (p<0.001) than the RSD group. The RAL group had a lower percentage for eating regular meals (p<0.01) but a higher percentage for bone fracture experience (p<0.05) than the other groups. There were no significant differences in monthly allowance, self-estimated health status, physical activity, exercise, drinking, and dietary habits such as frequency of consumption of dairy, beans, eggs, fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables among the three groups. Conclusions: The results showed that elderly women residing alone without a son, daughter, or spouse had more diet-related and health problems such as irregular meals and high bone fracture experience. These findings suggested that elderly women residing alone need more attention and support.

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