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

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 secu...

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Main Author: Baptista, Frederico M. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Ana Maria (author), Gregorio, Maria Joao (author), de Sousa, Rute (author), Cruz, Eduardo (author), Canhao, Helena (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
elderly
food insecurity
functional status
functionality
quality of life
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/51287
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/51287
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Summary: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.

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