Food Access, Diet Quality, and Nutritional Status of Older Adults During COVID-19: A Scoping Review

Background: COVID-19 has imposed challenges for older adults to access food, particularly in minority, lower income, and rural communities. However, the impact of COVID-19 on food access, diet quality, and nutrition of diverse older adult populations has not been systematically assessed.Objective: T...

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Autores principales: Emily J. Nicklett, Kimson E. Johnson, Lisa M. Troy, Maitreyi Vartak, Ann Reiter
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0467fd864a0c4db2830b3608b6df0dcf2021-12-01T16:10:14ZFood Access, Diet Quality, and Nutritional Status of Older Adults During COVID-19: A Scoping Review2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.763994https://doaj.org/article/0467fd864a0c4db2830b3608b6df0dcf2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.763994/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565Background: COVID-19 has imposed challenges for older adults to access food, particularly in minority, lower income, and rural communities. However, the impact of COVID-19 on food access, diet quality, and nutrition of diverse older adult populations has not been systematically assessed.Objective: To examine changes in food access, diet quality, and nutritional status among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential differential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on these nutrition-related outcomes using the framework of the socio-ecological model.Methods: An electronic search was conducted on 3 databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science) on March 7, 2021. Original, peer-reviewed English-language studies published 10/1/2019–3/1/2021 were considered for which the mean age of participants was 50 years and older. In order to be considered, studies must have examined food access, food security, or nutrition constructs as an outcome.Results: The initial search yielded 13,628 results, of which 9,145 were duplicates. Of the remaining 4,483 articles, 13 articles were in scope and therefore selected in the final analysis, which can be characterized as descriptive (n = 5), analytical (n = 6), and correlational (n = 2). Studies were conducted among community-dwelling older adult populations (n = 7) as well as those temporarily residing in hospital settings (n = 6) in 10 countries. None of the in-scope studies examined the impact of food programs or specific public policies or disaggregated data by race/ethnicity.Conclusions: More research is needed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on food access/security and the differential barriers experienced by older adult populations.Emily J. NicklettKimson E. JohnsonKimson E. JohnsonLisa M. TroyMaitreyi VartakAnn ReiterFrontiers Media S.A.articlefood accessdiet qualitynutritional statusfood securityCOVID-19older adultsPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic food access
diet quality
nutritional status
food security
COVID-19
older adults
Public aspects of medicine
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spellingShingle food access
diet quality
nutritional status
food security
COVID-19
older adults
Public aspects of medicine
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Emily J. Nicklett
Kimson E. Johnson
Kimson E. Johnson
Lisa M. Troy
Maitreyi Vartak
Ann Reiter
Food Access, Diet Quality, and Nutritional Status of Older Adults During COVID-19: A Scoping Review
description Background: COVID-19 has imposed challenges for older adults to access food, particularly in minority, lower income, and rural communities. However, the impact of COVID-19 on food access, diet quality, and nutrition of diverse older adult populations has not been systematically assessed.Objective: To examine changes in food access, diet quality, and nutritional status among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential differential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on these nutrition-related outcomes using the framework of the socio-ecological model.Methods: An electronic search was conducted on 3 databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science) on March 7, 2021. Original, peer-reviewed English-language studies published 10/1/2019–3/1/2021 were considered for which the mean age of participants was 50 years and older. In order to be considered, studies must have examined food access, food security, or nutrition constructs as an outcome.Results: The initial search yielded 13,628 results, of which 9,145 were duplicates. Of the remaining 4,483 articles, 13 articles were in scope and therefore selected in the final analysis, which can be characterized as descriptive (n = 5), analytical (n = 6), and correlational (n = 2). Studies were conducted among community-dwelling older adult populations (n = 7) as well as those temporarily residing in hospital settings (n = 6) in 10 countries. None of the in-scope studies examined the impact of food programs or specific public policies or disaggregated data by race/ethnicity.Conclusions: More research is needed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on food access/security and the differential barriers experienced by older adult populations.
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author Emily J. Nicklett
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Lisa M. Troy
Maitreyi Vartak
Ann Reiter
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title_short Food Access, Diet Quality, and Nutritional Status of Older Adults During COVID-19: A Scoping Review
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