Functional Status and Quality of Life Determinants of a Group of Elderly People With Food Insecurity

Frederico M. Baptista; Ana Maria Rodrigues; Maria Joao Gregorio; Rute de Sousa; Eduardo Cruz; Helena Canhao

doi:10.3389/fnut.2018.00099

Functional Status and Quality of Life Determinants of a Group of Elderly People With Food Insecurity

Frederico M. Baptista, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Maria Joao Gregorio, Rute de Sousa, Eduardo Cruz, Helena Canhao

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Abstract

A good functionality is appointed by the elderly as one of the most important factors for a good quality of life, since it is associated with independency and autonomy. Studies show that elderly with food insecurity have greater limitations in daily living activities (DLA) when compared to food security elderly. Moreover, food insecure elderly are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with depression. We aimed to investigate the potential determinants of functional status (HAQ) and quality of life (EQ-5D-3L) in a sample of elderly with food insecurity.

Original language	English
Article number	99
Journal	Frontiers in Nutrition
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2018.00099
Publication status	Published - 25 Oct 2018

Keywords

elderly
food insecurity
functional status
functionality
quality of life

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