Duerr Lynn
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Indiana State University, 318 N. 6th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.
J Nutr Elder. 2003;23(2):77-91. doi: 10.1300/J052v23n02_06.
Five focus groups assessed the nutrition education wants and needs of 37 non-institutionalized older adults ages 60 and older. Discussions were tape-recorded, transcribed and coded to facilitate data analysis. Findings cited most frequently included; doctors were influential, nutrition contributed to good health, basic nutrition topics were wanted/needed, written materials were used most often, demonstration and discussion methods were prevalently used/wanted, and service providers were primarily informed directly about wants/needs. Older adults wanted/needed nutrition education to improve their health and make informed decisions, and because the topic interested them. Information obtained could be used to develop more focused nutrition education programs for older adults.
五个焦点小组评估了37名60岁及以上非机构化老年人的营养教育需求。讨论内容进行了录音、转录和编码，以方便数据分析。最常被提及的调查结果包括：医生具有影响力；营养有助于身体健康；需要基础营养主题；书面材料使用最为频繁；演示和讨论方法普遍被使用/需要；服务提供者主要直接了解到需求。老年人希望/需要营养教育来改善健康状况并做出明智的决定，也因为他们对该主题感兴趣。所获得的信息可用于为老年人制定更有针对性的营养教育项目。
