The role of perceived barriers in explaining socio-economic status differences in adherence to the fruit, vegetable and fish guidelines in older adults: A mediation study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 797-808

  Dijkstra, S Coosje ^a   Neter, Judith E ^a   Van Stralen, Maartje M ^a,b   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Brouwer, Ingeborg A ^a   Huisman, Martijn ^a,b,c   Visser, Marjolein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barriers; Dietary guidelines; Mediation; Older adults; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANIMAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; SEA FOOD; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; ELDER NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; SEAFOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84923970977     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014001487     Document Type: Article

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