Barriers, facilitators, and needs for supporting healthy diets in community-dwelling older adults and their informal caregivers: A qualitative study
The lack of nutritional knowledge, coupled with a strong desire for more information, highlights the urgent need for targeted, high-quality nutrition education and training with respect to these groups. Such education should integrate behaviour change strategies to help individuals adopt and maintain healthier eating habits.
Authors
- Doris Eglseer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-7555)
- Silvia Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-8728)
- Lena Maria Lampersberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-5676)
- Elfriede Farzer
- Marianne Reitbauer
Institutions
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Primary HealthCare (MT)
- Geriatrische Gesundheitszentren (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Appetite
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.108184
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66