Reyes Uribe Ana Cecilia
Centro Universitario de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Periférico Norte 799, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2019 Jun;34(2):171-186. doi: 10.1007/s10823-019-09368-6.
The increasing tendency of older people living alone may pose a number of challenges including factors related to food insecurity, such as functional impairment, social isolation, and financial vulnerability. The purpose of this study was to explain the cooking and eating behaviors of Mexican older women living alone using a life course perspective. A qualitative research methodology was chosen and deductive thematic analysis was used to examine accounts given by 14 older women through one-on-one interviews. Findings showed that age-related transitions, role changes, and the social context in which older women are embedded have changed their cooking and eating behaviors. Participants mentioned the need to accept and adapt to changes in later life; however, the loss of commensality, cooking for one, economic constraints, a decline in health, and the disruption of family roles and rituals were identified as the negative aspects affecting the cooking and eating behaviors of older women.
老年人独居的趋势日益增加，可能带来一系列挑战，包括与粮食不安全相关的因素，如功能障碍、社会孤立和经济脆弱性。本研究的目的是从生命历程的角度解释独居的墨西哥老年女性的烹饪和饮食行为。研究采用了定性研究方法，并运用演绎主题分析法，通过一对一访谈来审视14位老年女性的叙述。研究结果表明，与年龄相关的转变、角色变化以及老年女性所处的社会环境改变了她们的烹饪和饮食行为。参与者提到需要接受并适应晚年生活的变化；然而，共餐的缺失、独自烹饪、经济限制、健康状况下降以及家庭角色和仪式的中断被认为是影响老年女性烹饪和饮食行为的负面因素。
