ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Eating Alone or Together among Community-Living Older People-A Scoping Review.
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- The association of communal vs. solitary dining on nutritional intake and depression risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Children's experiences of meals after obesity treatment: a qualitative follow-up four years after a randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2022Trial
- Associations Among Living Alone, Eating Alone, and Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from a Nationwide Study of South Korean Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Associations of dietary patterns, dietary motivations, and nutritional status with skeletal muscle mass in Chinese older adults: A structural equation modeling study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- Associations of eating context with dietary quality, satiety, and postprandial blood glucose in free-living Singaporean adults during 9 days of intensive digital phenotyping.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Loneliness and Its Association with Depression, Aspiration Risk, and Conversation in Japanese Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Mapping the factors of loneliness in older adults: the role of employment and work activity - a scoping review.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of nutrition interventions to prevent or treat malnutrition in older adults: A scoping review.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Article
- Solitary eating is linked to reduced brain volume in cognitively unimpaired individuals and possible future cognitive decline.npj aging · 2025Article
- Factors Related to Discharge-Oriented Dietary Support for Older Patients with Cancer at a Regional Core Cancer Hospital in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Composite Meal-Related Behaviors and Health Indicators: Insight from Large-Scale Nationwide Data on Korean Adults.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Dietary and Consumer Behaviors in Individuals Currently Using Substances: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on NHANES (2013 - 2018).American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Social Factors, Dietary Intake and the Nutritional Status of Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Social Eating Among Child and Adult Hospital Patients: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging.Nature medicine · 2025Article
- Older Adults' Experiences of Institutional Eating and Dining: A Qualitative Study on Mealtimes in Adult Day Centers.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Social Isolation Among Older Adults With Dysphagia Requiring Home Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- What helps or hinders intervention success in primary care? Qualitative findings with older adults and primary care practitioners during a feasibility study to address malnutrition risk.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines: A cross-sectional study of community-living 70- to 75-year-olds in Sweden.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Research on healthy aging commonly concerns problems related to loneliness and food intake. These are not independent aspects of health since eating, beyond its biological necessity, is a central part of social life. This scoping review aimed to map scientific articles on eating alone or together among community-living older people, and to identify relevant research gaps. Four databases were searched, 989 articles were identified and 98 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In the first theme, eating alone or together are treated as central topics of interest, isolated from adjoining, broader concepts such as social participation. In the second, eating alone or together are one aspect of the findings, e.g., one of several risk factors for malnutrition. Findings confirm the significance of commensality in older peoples' life. We recommend future research designs allowing identification of causal relationships, using refined ways of measuring meals alone or together, and qualitative methods adding complexity.
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