Subjective Well-Being Is Associated with Food Behavior and Demographic Factors in Chronically Ill Older Japanese People Living Alone.
J Nutr Health Aging
; 22(3): 341-353, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to examine the relationships among subjective well-being, food and health behaviors, socioeconomic factors, and geography in chronically ill older Japanese adults living alone.DESIGN:
The design was a cross-sectional, multilevel survey. A questionnaire was distributed by post and self-completed by participants.SETTING:
The sample was drawn from seven towns and cities across Japan.PARTICIPANTS:
A geographic information system was used to select a representative sample of older people living alone based on their proximity to a supermarket. Study recruitment was conducted with municipal assistance. MEASUREMENTS To assess subjective well-being and food and health behaviors of respondents with disease, a logistic regression analysis was performed using stepwise variable analyses, adjusted for respondent age, socioeconomic status, and proximity to a supermarket. The dependent variable was good or poor subjective well-being.RESULTS:
In total, 2,165 older people (744 men, 1,421 women) completed the questionnaire (63.5% response rate). Data from 737 men and 1,414 women were used in this study. Among people with a chronic disease, individuals with good subjective well-being had significantly higher rates than those with poor subjective well-being for satisfaction with meal quality and chewing ability, food diversity, food intake frequency, perception of shopping ease, having someone to help with food shopping, eating home-produced vegetables, preparing breakfast themselves, eating with other people, and high alcohol consumption. A stepwise logistic analysis showed that the factors strongly related to poor subjective well-being were shopping difficulty (men odds ratio [OR] = 3.19, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.94-5.23; P < 0.0001; women OR = 2.20, 95% CI, 1.54-3.14; P < 0.0001), not having someone to help with food shopping (women OR = 1.41, 95% CI, 1.01-1.97; P = 0.043), not preparing breakfast (women OR = 2.36, 95% CI, 1.40-3.98; P = 0.001), and eating together less often (women OR = 1.99, 95% CI, 1.32-3.00; P = 0.002).CONCLUSION:
Subjective well-being of people with chronic diseases is associated with food intake and food behavior. The factors that affect poor subjective well-being in chronically ill older Japanese people living alone include food accessibility and social communication.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Classe Social
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Características de Residência
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Doença Crônica
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nutr Health Aging
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article