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Journal of Community Health
Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health 3/2017

21.10.2016 | Original Paper

Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA

verfasst von: Carmen Byker Shanks, Sarah Haack, Dawn Tarabochia, Kate Bates, Lori Christenson

Erschienen in: Journal of Community Health | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

Nutrition is an essential component in promoting health and quality of life into the older adults years. The purpose of this qualitative research is to explore how the rural food environment influences food choices of older adults. Four focus groups were conducted with 33 older adults (50 years of age and older) residing in rural Montana communities. Four major themes related to factors influencing food choices among rural older adults emerged from this study: perception of the rural community environment, support as a means of increasing food access, personal access to food sources, and dietary factors. The findings from this current study warrant further research and promotion of specifically tailored approaches that influence the food choices of older adults in the rural western USA, including the developing and expanding public transportation systems, increasing availability of local grocers with quality and affordable food options, increasing awareness and decreasing stigma surrounding community food programs, and increasing nutrition education targeting senior health issues.
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Metadaten
Titel
Factors Influencing Food Choices Among Older Adults in the Rural Western USA
verfasst von
Carmen Byker Shanks
Sarah Haack
Dawn Tarabochia
Kate Bates
Lori Christenson
Publikationsdatum
21.10.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Community Health / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-016-0283-6

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