SynthesisJournal of epidemiology and community health2013
Economic determinants of diet in older adults: systematic review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC medicine · 2014Pooled it
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- Dietary Quality and Perceived Barriers to Weight Loss among Older Overweight Veterans with Dysmobility.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Social Factors of Dietary Risk Behavior in Older German Adults: Results of a Multivariable Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Article
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- Health Promoting Behaviors, Health Needs and Associated Factors among Older Adults in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2021Article
- Dietary Habits of Older Adults in Serbia: Findings From the National Health Survey.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Exploring the Experience and Determinants of the Food Choices and Eating Practices of Elderly Thai People: A Qualitative Study.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Interpersonal determinants of eating behaviours in Dutch older adults living independently: a qualitative study.BMC nutrition · 2020Article
- Elderly Perception of Distance to the Grocery Store as a Reason for Feeling Food Insecurity-Can Food Policy Limit This?Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
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aimsMany economic factors are associated with diet, yet the evidence is generally cross-sectional. Older people are considered especially vulnerable to poor diets from negative changes to varied economic factors. This review extends current knowledge on known correlates to decipher actual economic determinants of diet in older adults.
methodsEight bibliometric databases were searched between May and December 2012, supplemented by hand-searches, with no restrictions on publication date or country. Longitudinal studies, or reviews, were eligible when examining diet as a function of change in an economic factor in non-institutionalised adults ≥60 years. Data were extracted using a standardised evidence table and quality assessed before narrative synthesis.
resultsWe found nine original studies for inclusion, of which eight examined change from work to retirement and one evaluated a food price intervention. Designs were generally pre-post without controls and varying in follow-up. Studies reported mixed impact on food spending and/or food intake. Retirement was shown to both reduce and have no impact on food spending and to have either positive and negative, or positive and no impact on food intake. Subgroup differences were observed, especially between men and women.
conclusionsDespite ample research on economic correlates of older adults' diets, little is still known about actual economic determinants of diet in this population. Studies of retirement suggest divergent effects in some but not all older people. Robust high-quality longitudinal studies to decipher economic drivers of diet must be prioritised in research and policy as firm conclusions remain elusive.
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