Faculty of Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2018 Jan;18(1):161-168. doi: 10.1111/ggi.13106. Epub 2017 Jul 4.
The present cross-sectional study analyzed the differences in mental health among community-dwelling elderly Koreans based on type of meal skipping and family meal frequency.
We carried out a secondary data analysis using data from 4742 older adults aged ≥65 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V (2010-2012), a nationally representative sample.
In the final model, after adjusting for covariates, we found differences in stress, depression and suicidal ideation based on the type of meal skipping. Specifically, breakfast skippers showed a greater odds ratio for depression and suicidal ideation than breakfast eaters; dinner skippers showed a greater odds ratio for suicidal ideation than dinner eaters. We also found differences in stress, depression and suicidal ideation per family meal frequency.
It is necessary to consider the type of meal skipping and family meal frequency while providing limited social resources to improve the mental health of older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 161-168.
本横断面研究分析了基于不同的漏餐类型和家庭用餐频率，社区居住的韩国老年人心理健康方面的差异。
我们使用了韩国国家健康和营养检查调查 V （2010-2012）的数据进行二次数据分析，该调查是一项具有全国代表性的样本，共纳入了 4742 名年龄≥65 岁的老年人。
在最终模型中，调整了协变量后，我们发现基于漏餐类型的老年人压力、抑郁和自杀意念存在差异。具体而言，不吃早餐的老年人比吃早餐的老年人更容易出现抑郁和自杀意念；不吃晚餐的老年人比吃晚餐的老年人更容易出现自杀意念。我们还发现家庭用餐频率不同，老年人的压力、抑郁和自杀意念也存在差异。
在提供有限的社会资源以改善老年人的心理健康时，有必要考虑漏餐类型和家庭用餐频率。国际老年医学和老年学杂志 2018；18：161-168.
