The Impact of a Home-Delivered Meal Program on Nutritional Risk, Dietary Intake, Food Security, Loneliness, and Social Well-Being

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 218-227

  Wright, Lauri ^a   Vance, Lauren ^a   Sudduth, Christina ^a   Epps, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary intake; elderly; food insecurity; home delivered meals; mental health; nutritional status; Older Americans Act Nutrition program

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932606714     PISSN: 21551197     EISSN: 21551200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21551197.2015.1022681     Document Type: Article

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