Lee Jung Sun, Frongillo Edward A, Olson Christine M
Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, 137 East Franklin St, Suite 203, CB# 8030, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-4145, USA.
J Nutr Elder. 2005;25(1):61-82. doi: 10.1300/j052v25n01_06.
This study aimed to understand how local Older American Acts Nutrition Program (OAANP) providers perceive and assess client need for the OAANP. Qualitative in-depth interviews were done with a sample of 36 local OAANP providers in upstate New York. Providers' perceptions of needs for the OAANP were determined by comprehensive understanding of the extent to which an elderly person has problems eating properly to maintain good nutritional and health status. Need was determined by various aging and environmental factors including food insecurity of the elderly, rather than by a single characteristic of problems of elders. Efforts to better understand and meet the needs of elders will enable nutrition programs to respond to heterogeneous needs in ever increasing older population.
本研究旨在了解美国老年人营养计划（OAANP）的地方服务提供者如何看待和评估客户对该计划的需求。对纽约州北部36名地方OAANP服务提供者进行了定性深入访谈。通过全面了解老年人在保持良好营养和健康状况方面饮食正常存在问题的程度，来确定服务提供者对OAANP需求的看法。需求是由各种衰老和环境因素决定的，包括老年人的粮食不安全状况，而不是由老年人问题的单一特征决定。努力更好地理解和满足老年人的需求，将使营养计划能够应对日益增长的老年人口中的多样化需求。
