Title page for ETD etd-11102005-153928

Type of Document

Thesis

Author

Fordyce, Janice Lynn

URN

etd-11102005-153928

Title

The Relationship Between Nutritional Risk Factors, Nutritional Risk Indicators, And The Severity Of Physical Disability Within Older Adult Home Delivered Meal Program Participants

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Science, Department of

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Doris A. Abood	Committee Chair

Keywords

Home Delivered Meals
Nutritional Risk
Elderly
Older Adult
Nutrition

Date of Defense

2005-10-28

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

Science has established the existence of relationships between malnutrition and physical disability. Therefore, alleviating malnutrition may lead to prevention of physical disability and preservation of independent living. The purpose of this study was to investigate the specific relationships of certain nutritional risk factors and indicators with severity of physical disability within older adult home delivered meal program participants. Previous research supports that older adults who participate in home delivered meal programs are at greater risk of malnutrition and subsequent physical disability than the general older adult population. An investigation of the nutritional risk factors, nutritional risk indicators, and severity of physical disability from the 2003 nutrition assessments of 304 home delivered meal program participants sample was conducted. Risk factors evaluated were alcohol, tobacco, and medication use; oral health and presence of illness; eating alone, the ability to shop for and prepare food, and the perception of having enough money for food. Nutritional risk indicators included intake of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, the number of daily meals consumed, and incidence of unintentional weight loss. Demographic data were also evaluated; age, gender, income, race, and Food Stamp Program participation. Nutrition educators may benefit from the significant relationships identified by these analyses. Interventions designed to decrease the incidence of malnutrition in older adult home delivered meal program participants may also produce the desired outcome of less severe physical disability.

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