SynthesisPublic health nutrition2023
Senior food insecurity in the USA: a systematic literature review.
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- Gender and sex differences in adherence to a Mediterranean diet and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Psychological Distress and Related Variables in Older Adults from Northeast Brazil.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Food insecurity and its association with the quality of life of older individuals: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Demographic Determinants of Food Insecurity in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Are unmet health related social needs associated with emergency department utilization among Medicare beneficiaries?BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Food insecurity, food assistance, and physical and cognitive functioning among older Americans.PloS one · 2025Article
- Politicians, power, and the people's health: US elections and state health outcomes, 2012-2024.Health affairs scholar · 2024Article
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- Food Delivery Apps and Their Potential to Address Food Insecurity in Older Adults: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Food Insecurity across Age Groups in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Examining measurement invariance of appetitive trait and ARFID symptom measures by food security status.Appetite · 2024Article
- Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- News media framing of food poverty and insecurity in high-income countries: a rapid review.Health promotion international · 2023Review
- Relationship between Food Insecurity and Nutritional Risk among Older Adults in Poland-A Preliminary Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Factors Associated With Food Insecurity Among a Community-Based Sample of Older Adults in a North Florida County.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveUnderstanding the factors associated with senior food insecurity is key to understanding senior-specific needs to develop targeted interventions and ultimately lower the prevalence and the incidence of food insecurity. We aimed to systematically review published literature and summarise the associated factors of food insecurity in older adults in the USA.
designWe searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, EconLit and JSTOR databases for peer-reviewed articles published in English between January 2005 and September 2019 that assessed food security or its associated factors for US adults aged 60 years and older. After a two-step screening process, twenty articles were retained and included in the review.
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resultsThe majority of studies were cross-sectional (70 %), consisted of data from one state (60 %), and had large sample sizes. Food-insecure individuals were more likely to be younger, less educated, Black or African American, female, a current smoker, low income, and self-report fair/poor health, have chronic conditions, and utilise government assistance programmes. Food insecurity was associated with medication non-adherence, poor mental health outcomes and limitations in physical functioning. Results were mixed for overweight/obesity status. There was no discernable pattern related to the consistency of findings by the assessed quality of the included studies.
conclusionsFood insecurity is a prevalent and pervasive issue for older adults. The numerous correlates identified suggest that interventions aimed at enhancing food and nutrition safety net and medication assistance programmes are warranted, and upstream, systemic-level interventions may be best suited to deal with the correlates of food insecurity.
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