孤独
医学
餐食
粮食安全
粮食不安全
环境卫生
主题分析
卡路里
老年学
定性研究
农业
生态学
社会科学
病理
精神科
社会学
生物
内分泌学
作者
Jenifer Ross,Alice Sanchez,James Epps,Andrea Y. Arikawa,Lauri Wright
标识
DOI:10.1080/21551197.2022.2041145
摘要
Food insecurity is a growing problem among seniors. A novel program was established to help mitigate the problem of food insecurity among seniors who are homebound. Volunteers recover unused prepared food donated by area hospitals, repack it into healthy meals which are delivered to program participants. To evaluate the impact of our intervention, seniors' nutritional health and social well-being were measured at enrollment and after three to five months using the following: Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form (MNA-SF), 24-hour recall, USDA 6-Item Food Security Survey, WHO-5 Well-Being Index, and the 3-Item Loneliness Scale. Statistical analysis indicated a significant improvement in nutritional health, well-being, and loneliness; participants also increased their consumption of protein and calories. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate the self-perceived impact of the program. Thematic analysis of the interviews revealed that meal recipients perceive that food recovery-meal delivery programs may improve their nutrition health, food security, and well-being.
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