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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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“Numerous studies have found loss in old age to be associated with a range of negative health-related outcomes such as nutritional problems and sleep disturbances as well as higher use of health services and higher mortality (e.g., Hansson and Stroebe, 2007; Richardson et al., 2003; Rosenbloom and Whittington, 1993).”
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“…found loss in old age to be associated with a range of negative health-related outcomes such as nutritional problems and sleep disturbances as well as higher use of health services and higher mortality (e.g., Hansson and Stroebe, 2007; Richardson et al., 2003; Rosenbloom and Whittington, 1993).”
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“Such data are generally used to suggest that social eating promotes overeating and obesity, but another interpretation is that eating alone, in the elderly especially, leads to undernourishment and weight loss (De Castro & De Castro, 1989; McIntosh et al., 1989; Rosenbloom & Whittington, 1993).”
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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 (medical) › 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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