Characteristics related to elderly persons' not eating for 1 or more days: Implications for meal programs

E.A. Frongillo , B.S. Rauschenbach, D.A. Roe and D.F. Williamson

American Journal of Public Health, 1992, vol. 82, issue 4, 600-602

Abstract: We examined how social, economic, location, health, and food need characteristics are related to elderly persons' not eating for 1 or more days. The following variables were positively related to not eating: ethnicity, location, receipt of Medicaid, living alone, health problems, mobility, age less than 80 years, cancer, nausea, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and receipt of food from a food pantry. These results have implications for allocating meal program funds, screening clients, and monitoring whether clients eat regularly.

Date: 1992
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