The effects of bereavement on eating behaviors and nutrient intakes in elderly widowed persons
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The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of recent widowhood on nutritional behaviors. Fifty recently widowed persons over the age of 60 and 50 married subjects of similar age were interviewed on eating behaviors, focusing on changes since widowhood or within 2 years for the married persons. Widowed subjects completed the Grief Resolution Index, and all subjects recorded dietary intake for 3 days. Data were analyzed using nutrient analysis, correlation coefficients, chi square analysis, and t-tests. The results indicate that widowhood changed the social environment of our subjects, altering the social meaning that eating held for them and producing negative effects on eating behaviors and nutrient intakes.
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Loss in old age is associated with negative health-related outcomes such as nutritional problems, sleep disturbances, higher use of health services, and higher mortality.
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“Widowhood and living alone have been found to be associated with lower intakes and nutritional risk (Davis et al., 1990, Rosenbloom & Whittington, 1993; Quandt & Rao, 1999; Quandt & Chao, n.d.).”
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- Authors
- Rosenbloom, C. A., & Whittington, F. J.
- Affiliations
- Georgia State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Gerontology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1993-07-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- S223-S229
- ISSN
- 0022-1422 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2085260930
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Gerontology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Rural Development Administration
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Keywords
- widowhood, bereavement, dietary habits, nutrient intake, dietary intake, older adults, grief, social environment
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Bereavement, Eating, Female, Humans, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Single Person
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