TY - JOUR
T1 - The socioecological correlates of meal skipping in community-dwelling older adults
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Wild, Holly
AU - Baek, Yeji
AU - Shah, Shivangi
AU - Gasevic, Danijela
AU - Owen, Alice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Life Sciences Institute.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - CONTEXT: Meal skipping may contribute to nutrient deficiency across the lifespan. Multiple socioecological factors have been identified as correlates of meal skipping in adolescents and adults, but evidence in older adults is limited. OBJECTIVE: To determine the socioecological correlates of meal skipping in community-dwelling older adults. DATA SOURCE: Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and MEDLINE electronic databases were systematically searched from inception to March 2021. DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 473 original research studies on socioecological factors and meal skipping among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years were identified. Title, abstract, and full-text review was performed by 2 reviewers independently, and a third reviewer resolved disagreements. A total of 23 studies met our inclusion criteria. Data were extracted by 1 reviewer from these studies and independently verified by another. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess methodological quality. DATA ANALYSIS: The frequency of meal skipping in included studies ranged between 2.1% and 61%. This review identified 5 domains of socioecological correlates associated with meal skipping in older adults: sociodemographic, behavioral, biomedical, psychological, and social. CONCLUSION: Understanding the factors associated with meal skipping in older adults can inform the development of targeted interventions to improve nutrition and health. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration no. CRD42021249338.
AB - CONTEXT: Meal skipping may contribute to nutrient deficiency across the lifespan. Multiple socioecological factors have been identified as correlates of meal skipping in adolescents and adults, but evidence in older adults is limited. OBJECTIVE: To determine the socioecological correlates of meal skipping in community-dwelling older adults. DATA SOURCE: Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and MEDLINE electronic databases were systematically searched from inception to March 2021. DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 473 original research studies on socioecological factors and meal skipping among community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years were identified. Title, abstract, and full-text review was performed by 2 reviewers independently, and a third reviewer resolved disagreements. A total of 23 studies met our inclusion criteria. Data were extracted by 1 reviewer from these studies and independently verified by another. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess methodological quality. DATA ANALYSIS: The frequency of meal skipping in included studies ranged between 2.1% and 61%. This review identified 5 domains of socioecological correlates associated with meal skipping in older adults: sociodemographic, behavioral, biomedical, psychological, and social. CONCLUSION: Understanding the factors associated with meal skipping in older adults can inform the development of targeted interventions to improve nutrition and health. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO registration no. CRD42021249338.
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U2 - 10.1093/nutrit/nuac050
DO - 10.1093/nutrit/nuac050
M3 - Article
C2 - 35913413
AN - SCOPUS:85145980274
SN - 0029-6643
VL - 81
SP - 168
EP - 179
JO - Nutrition Reviews
JF - Nutrition Reviews
IS - 2
ER -
