The association between depression and widowhood and nutritional status in older adults

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 428-433

  Heuberger, Roschelle ^a   Wong, Helen ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Diet; Geriatrics; Nutrition; Spousal loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VERY ELDERLY; WIDOW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 84919481381     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Steinman L.E., Frederick J.T., Prohaska T., et al. Recommendations for treating depression in community-based older adults. Am J Prev Med 2007, 33:175-181.
2. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General 1999, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville.
3. Mezuk B., Eaton W.W., Albrecht S., Golden S.H. Depression and type 2 diabetes over the lifespan: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2008, 31:2383-2390.
4. Spiegel D., Giese-Davis J. Depression and cancer: mechanisms and disease progression. Biol Psychiatry 2003, 54:269-282.
5. Lichtman J.H., Bigger J.T., Blumenthal J.A., et al. AHA science advisory. Depression and coronary heart disease. Recommendations for screening, referral, and treatment. A science advisory from the American Heart Association Prevention Committee to the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, and Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care Outcomes Research. Endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 2009, 24:19-26.
6. Lamb S.E., Guralnik J.M., Buchner D.M., et al. Factors that modify the association between knee pain and mobility limitation in older women: the Women's Health and Aging Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2000, 59:331-337.
7. Carney R.M., Freedland K.E., Miller G.E., Jaffe A.S. Depression as a risk factor forcardiac mortality and morbidity: a review of potential mechanisms. JPsychosom Res 2002, 53:897-902.
8. Katon W., Sullivan M., Walker E. Medical symptoms without identified pathology: relationship to psychiatric disorders, childhood and adult trauma, and personality traits. Ann Intern Med 2001, 134:917-925.
9. Donini L.M., Savina C., Cannella C. Eating habits and appetite control in the elderly: the anorexia of aging. Int Psychogeriatr 2003, 15:73-87.
10. Marcus E.L., Berry E.M. Refusal to eat in the elderly. Nutr Rev 1998, 56:163-171.
11. Jeffery R.W., Linde J.A., Simon G.E., et al. Reported food choices in older women in relation to body mass index and depressive symptoms. Appetite 2009, 52:238-240.
12. Konttinen H., Mannisto S., Sarlio-Lahteenkorva S., Silventoinen K., Haukkala A. Emotional eating, depressive symptoms and self-reported food consumption. A population-based study. Appetite 2010, 54:473-479.
13. Cabrera M.A., Mesas A.E., Garcia A.R., de Andrade S.M. Malnutrition and depression among community-dwelling elderly people. JAm Med Dir Assoc 2007, 8:582-584.
14. Armstrong D.J., Meenagh G.K., Bickle I., Lee A.S., Curran E.S., Finch M.B. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia. Clin Rheumatol 2007, 26:551-554.
15. Bodnar L.M., Wisner K.L. Nutrition and depression: implications for improving mental health among childbearing-aged women. Biol Psychiatry 2005, 58:679-685.
16. Lerner V., Kanevsky M., Dwolatzky T., Rouach T., Kamin R., Miodownik C. Vitamin B12 and folate serum levels in newly admitted psychiatric patients. Clin Nutr 2006, 25:60-67.
17. Morris M.S., Fava M., Jacques P.F., Selhub J., Rosenberg I.H. Depression and folate status in the US population. Psychother Psychosom 2003, 72:80-87.
18. Peet M., Murphy B., Shay J., Horrobin D. Depletion of omega-3 fatty acid levels in red blood cell membranes of depressive patients. Biol Psychiatry 1998, 43:315-319.
19. Sher L. Role of selenium depletion in the etiopathogenesis of depression in patients with alcoholism [corrected]. Med Hypotheses 2002, 59:330-333.
20. Frangou S., Lewis M., McCrone P. Efficacy of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid in bipolar depression: randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study. Br J Psychiatry 2006, 188:46-50.
21. Su K.P., Huang S.Y., Chiu C.C., Shen W.W. Omega-3 fatty acids in major depressive disorder. A preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2003, 13:267-271.
22. Benton D., Cook R. The impact of selenium supplementation on mood. Biol Psychiatry 1991, 29:1092-1098.
23. Gosney M.A., Hammond M.F., Shenkin A., Allsup S. Effect of micronutrient supplementation on mood in nursing home residents. Gerontology 2008, 54:292-299.
24. Rayman M., Thompson A., Warren-Perry M., et al. Impact of selenium on mood and quality of life: a randomized, controlled trial. Biol Psychiatry 2006, 59:147-154.
25. Rogers P.J., Appleton K.M., Kessler D., et al. No effect of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (EPA and DHA) supplementation on depressed mood and cognitive function: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr 2008, 99:421-431.
26. Dumville J.C., Miles J.N., Porthouse J., Cockayne S., Saxon L., King C. Can vitamin D supplementation prevent winter-time blues? A randomised trial among older women. JNutr Health Aging 2006, 10:151-153.
27. Cole M.G., Dendukuri N. Risk factors for depression among elderly community subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Psychiatry 2003, 160:1147-1156.
28. Rosenbloom C.A., Whittington F.J. The effects of bereavement on eating behaviors and nutrient intakes in elderly widowed persons. JGerontol 1993, 48:S223-S229.
29. Lee S., Cho E., Grodstein F., Kawachi I., Hu F.B., Colditz G.A. Effects of marital transitions on changes in dietary and other health behaviours in US women. Int J Epidemiol 2005, 34:69-78.
30. Shahar D.R., Schultz R., Shahar A., Wing R.R. The effect of widowhood on weight change, dietary intake, and eating behavior in the elderly population. JAging Health 2001, 13:189-199.
31. Chapman I.M. Weight loss in older persons. Med Clin North Am 2011, 95:579-593. xi.
32. Eng P.M., Kawachi I., Fitzmaurice G., Rimm E.B. Effects of marital transitions on changes in dietary and other health behaviours in US male health professionals. JEpidemiol Community Health 2005, 59:56-62.
33. Millen B.E., Ohls J.C., Ponza M., McCool A.C. The elderly nutrition program: an effective national framework for preventive nutrition interventions. JAm Diet Assoc 2002, 102:234-240.
34. Ahmed T., Haboubi N. Assessment and management of nutrition in older people and its importance to health. Clin Interv Aging 2010, 5:207-216.
35. Willett W. Nutritional Epidemiology 1990, Oxford University Press, New York.
36. Blazer D.G. Depression in late life: review and commentary. JGerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003, 58:249-265.
37. Torres S.J., McCabe M., Nowson C.A. Depression, nutritional risk and eating behaviour in older caregivers. JNutr Health Aging 2010, 14:442-448.
38. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)/recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs): Dietary Reference Intakes for Older Adults 2004, National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging, Available at:, Cited December 2, 2012. http://www2.fiu.edu/%7Enutreldr/SubjectList/D/DRI_RDA.htm.
39. Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation ofAnthropometry. Report of a WHO Expert Committee 1995, World Health Organization, Available at:, Cited December 13, 2013. http://www.who.int/childgrowth/publications/physical_status/en/.
40. Flicker L., McCaul K.A., Hankey G.J., et al. Body mass index and survival in men and women aged 70 to 75. JAm Geriatr Soc 2010, 58:234-241.
41. Winter J.E., Macinnis R.J., Wattanapenpaiboon N., Nowson C.A. BMI and all-cause mortality in older adults: a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2014, 99(4):875-891.
42. Williamson C. Dietary factors and depression in older people. Br J Community Nurs 2009, 14(422):24-26.
43. Ramos M.I., Allen L.H., Mungas D.M., et al. Low folate status is associated with impaired cognitive function and dementia in the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging. Am J Clin Nutr 2005, 82:1346-1352.
44. Mozaffarian D. Does alpha-linolenic acid intake reduce the risk of coronary heart disease? A review of the evidence. Altern Ther Health Med 2005, 11:24-30. quiz 31, 79.
45. Tolmunen T., Hintikka J., Ruusunen A., et al. Dietary folate and the risk of depression in Finnish middle-aged men. A prospective follow-up study. Psychother Psychosom 2004, 73:334-339.
46. Lucas M., Mirzaei F., O'Reilly E.J., et al. Dietary intake of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and the risk of clinical depression in women: a 10-y prospective follow-up study. Am J Clin Nutr 2011, 93:1337-1343.
47. Keller H.H. Meal programs improve nutritional risk: a longitudinal analysis of community-living seniors. JAm Diet Assoc 2006, 106:1042-1048.
48. Krondl M., Lau D., Coleman P., Stocker G. Tailoring of nutritional support for older adults in the community. JNutr Elder 2003, 23:17-32.
49. Roy M.A., Payette H. Meals-on-wheels improves energy and nutrient intake in a frail free-living elderly population. JNutr Health Aging 2006, 10:554-560.
50. Fogler-Levitt E., Lau D., Csima A., Krondl M., Coleman P. Utilization of home-delivered meals by recipients 75 years of age or older. JAm Diet Assoc 1995, 95:552-557.
51. Silver H.J. Increasing Participation at Older Americans Act Title III Funded Congregate Meal Sites 2001, Available at:, Cited March 10, 2014. http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu/creative_solutions/participation_in_AoA_act.asp.
52. Wunderlich S., Bai Y., Piemonte J. Nutrition risk factors among home delivered and congregate meal participants: need for enhancement of nutrition education and counseling among home delivered meal participants. JNutr Health Aging 2011, 15:768-773.
53. Kamp B.J., Wellman N.S., Russell C. Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Society for Nutrition, and Society for Nutrition Education: food and nutrition programs for community-residing older adults. JAm Diet Assoc 2010, 110:463-472.