Later Life Food Insecurity and Social Isolation in Ghana: The Importance of Psychological Factors
Our data highlight the fundamental role of FI in SI among older adults, and the effect is explained by psychosocial factors. Interventions targeted toward strengthening interpersonal ties in old age should include addressing FI and older adults' psychosocial outcomes.
Authors
- Burnett Tetteh Accam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3338-0946)
- Razak M. Gyasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6733-1539)
- David R. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-5403)
- André Hajek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6886-2745)
- Kabila Abass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6662-6688)
- Peter Dwumah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0666-0064)
- Foster Frempong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0688-652X)
- Karl Peltzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-0876)
- Hubert Bimpeh Asiedu
- Emelia Aikins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9342-0881)
- Elizabeth Koomson-Yalley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6354-3606)
Institutions
- Asia University (TW)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Mahidol University (TH)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6134
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- Southern Cross University
- Lingnan University