C.H.Tilston, R.J.Neale, K.Gregson, C.H.Tyne
Tóm tắt
Presents the results of a self‐completed questionnaire aimed at
determining the dietary patterns of all meals on wheels (MOW) for
elderly recipients in Leicester which was distributed to 1,500 people in
November 1990. A response rate of 75 per cent was achieved (32.8 per
cent male and 67.2 per cent female), the greatest proportion being in
the 80‐89 age range, with 91.1 per cent of the total number of
recipients receiving four or five meals per week from the MOW service.
Seventy‐four per cent of all recipients reported consuming other meals
or snacks in addition to their MOW. The remaining 26 per cent failed to
report eating anything else but their MOW. Of the total who reported
eating other meals or snacks, 73.9 per cent reported they had breakfast,
12.8 per cent a mid‐morning snack, 23.4 per cent a mid‐afternoon snack,
58.8 per cent an evening meal/snack and 26 per cent supper. Presents a
further breakdown of the main food patterns on each of these eating
occasions, the major foods being convenience (bread, biscuits, cake etc)
with little evidence of hot meal preparation.
