Frongillo E A, Rauschenbach B S, Roe D A, Williamson D F
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Am J Public Health. 1992 Apr;82(4):600-2. doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.4.600.
We examined how social, economic, location, health, and food need characteristics are related to elderly persons' not eating for 1 or more days. The following variables were positively related to not eating: ethnicity, location, receipt of Medicaid, living alone, health problems, mobility, age less than 80 years, cancer, nausea, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and receipt of food from a food pantry. These results have implications for allocating meal program funds, screening clients, and monitoring whether clients eat regularly.
我们研究了社会、经济、居住地点、健康及食物需求特征如何与老年人连续1天或更长时间未进食相关。以下变量与未进食呈正相关:种族、居住地点、接受医疗补助、独居、健康问题、行动能力、年龄小于80岁、患癌症、恶心、吞咽困难、腹泻、食欲不振以及从食品救济站获得食物。这些结果对于分配用餐计划资金、筛选客户以及监测客户是否规律进食具有启示意义。