Food workshops, nutrition education, and older adults: A process evaluation

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 5-23

  Keller, Heather H ^a   Hedley, Margaret R ^a   Hadley, Teresa ^c   Wong, Sharon ^a   Vanderkooy, Patricia D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Evergreen Seniors Centre   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Food workshops; Health promotion; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COOKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOKERY; DIETARY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 26044443763     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v24n03_03     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Brown, J.P. 1999. The use of focus groups in clinical research. In Doing Qualitative Research, edited by B.F. Crabtree and W.L. Miller, 109-126. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
2. Contento, I., Balch, G.I. and Bronner, Y.L. 1995. The effectiveness of nutrition education and implications for nutrition education and policy, programs and research: A review of research. Journal of Nutrition Education 25: 277-415.
3. D'Urso-Fischer, E., Heller, K., Netterville, L. and Storey, M. 1990. Reaching out to the elderly. Nutrition Today, 20-25.
4. Dignan, M.B. and Carr, P.A. 1992. Program Planning for Health Education and Promotion. 2nd Ed. London: Williams & Wilkins, Page 6.
5. Duerr, L. 2003. Assessing nutrition education wants and needs of older adults through focus groups. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 23 (2): 77-91.
6. Gariballa, S.E. and Sinclair, A.J. 1998. Nutrition, ageing and ill health. British Journal of Nutrition 80: 7-23.
7. Glanz, K. and Rimer, B.K. 1997. Theory at a glance: A guide for health promotion practice. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute.
8. Gustafsson, K. and Sidenvall, B. 2002. Food-related health perceptions and food habits among older women. Journal of Advanced Nursing 39 (2): 164-73.
9. Havas, S., Damron, D. and Trieman, K. 1997. The Maryland WIC 5 a day promotion pilot study: Rationale, results, and lessons learned. Journal of Nutrition Education 29: 343-50.
10. Hedley, M.R., Keller, H.H., Vanderkooy, P.D. and Kirkpatrick, S.I. 2002. Evergreen Action Nutrition: Lessons learned planning and implementing nutrition education for older adults using a community organization approach. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 21: 61-73.
11. Hermann, J., Brown, B. and Heintz, S. 2000. Impact of a nutrition promotion program on dietary behaviors, dietary intake, and health measures in adults over fifty-five years of age. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 19 (3): 1-14.
12. Ho, E.E., Lee, F.C. and Meyskens, F.L. Jr. 1991. An exploratory study of attitudes, beliefs and practices related to the interim dietary guidelines for reducing cancer in the elderly. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 10 (4): 31-47.
13. Keller, H.H., McKenzie, J.D. and Goy, R.E. 2001. Construct validation and test-retest reliability of the seniors in the community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition Questionnaire. Journals of Gerontology Med Sci 56A(9): M552-M558.
14. Keller, H.H., Hedley, M.R., Wong, S.S.-L., Vanderkooy, P., Tindale, J. and Norris, J. 2004. Community organized food and nutrition education: Participation, attitudes, and nutritional risk in seniors. Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging (accepted June 2004).
15. Keller, H.H. and Hedley, M.R. 2002. Nutritional risk needs assessment of community-living older adults: Prevalence of nutrition problems and priorities for action. Journal of Community Health 27 (2): 121-132.
16. Keller, H.H. and McKenzie, J.D. 2003. Nutritional risk in vulnerable community-living older adults. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 64 (4): 195-201.
17. Kicklighter, J.R. 1991. Characteristics of older adult learners: A guide for dietetics practitioners. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 91: 1418-1422.
18. Kreuger, R.A. 1998. Focus Group Kit 6. Analyzing & Reporting Focus Group Results. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
19. Krondl, M., Lau, D., Yurkin, M.A. and Coleman, P.H. 1982. Food use and perceived food meanings in the elderly. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 80 (6): 523-529.
20. McKenzie, J.F. and Smeltzer, J.L. 1997. Planning Implementing and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs A Primer. 2nd Ed. Toronto: Allyn and Bacon, 98-114.
21. Neumark-Sztainer, D. 1996. The use of health behavior theory in nutrition counseling. Topics in Clinical Nutrition 11 (2): 60-73.
22. Patacca, D., Rosenbloom, C.A., Kicklighter, J.R. and Ball, M. 2004. Using a focus group approach to determine older adults' opinions and attitudes toward a nutrition education program. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 23 (3): 55-72.
23. Rosenbloom, C.A. and Whittington, F.J. 1993. The effects of bereavement on eating behaviors and nutrient intakes in elderly widowed persons. Gerontology 48 (4): S223-9.
24. Sharpe, P.A., Vaca, V.L., Sargent, R.G., White, C., Gu, J. and Corwin, S.J. 1996. A nutrition education program for older adults at congregate nutrition sites. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 16 (2): 19-31.
25. Sonn, U. 1996. Longitudinal studies of dependence in daily life activities among elderly persons. Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Suppl 34: 1-35.
26. Stewart, P.L., Brochetti, D., Cox, R.H. and Clarke, M.P. 1998. Low-income elderly adults' needs and preferences for nutrition education. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 18 (2): 1-20.
27. Weaver, M., Poehlitz, M. and Hutchison, S. 1999. 5 a day for low-income families: Evaluation of an advertising campaign and cooking events. Journal of Nutrition Education 31: 161-169.