Nutritional Self-Management of Elderly Page 1 Copyright 2000 by The Gerontological Society
of America The Gerontologist Vol. 40, No. I, 86-96 Studies of the nutritional status of older …

In-depth interviews conducted with 12 rural widowers participating in a population-based
study of nutritional strategies of rural adults 70 years and older were analyzed to (a) identify …

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of recent widowhood on nutritional
behaviors. Fifty recently widowed persons over the age of 60 and 50 married subjects of …

The adequacy of the diets of a group of elderly citizens eligible for food assistance
compared to that of a group whose income disqualified them for such a program was …

A questionnaire was developed as a research or diagnostic tool for needs assessment of the
nutritional knowledge and eating behaviors of older adults. The questionnaire consists of 6 …

Widowhood is a common life event for married older women. Prior research has found
disruptions in eating behaviors to be common among widows. Little is known about the …

SC'IENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL advances in this century have helped to produce a
high proportion of older people. Nearly 10 per cent of our population is now sixty-five years …

Sociological inquiry concerning nutrition and aging pertains to the ways in which food and
eating patterns play a part in, affect, or result from human relationships and societal condi …

The growth in the elderly population increases the demand for a variety of living
arrangements for senior citizens. Nichols et al examine the food intake of the elderly who …

This book, intended primarily for those in the social services concerned with care of the
elderly, describes a study of the nutrition and wellbeing of old folk over 65 years old in their …