Functional Status and Quality of Life Determinants of a Group of Elderly People With Food Insecurity

• Author(s): Baptista, Frederico M. ; Maria Rodrigues, Ana ; Gregorio, Maria Joao ; de Sousa, Rute ; Cruz, Eduardo ; Canhão, Helena
• Date: 2018
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/51287
• Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
• Subject(s): elderly; food insecurity; functional status; functionality; quality of life; SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas (CEDOC); NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM); Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP); RUN

Description

A good functionality is appointed by the elderly as one of the most important factors for a good quality of life, since it is associated with independency and autonomy. Studies show that elderly with food insecurity have greater limitations in daily living activities (DLA) when compared to food security elderly. Moreover, food insecure elderly are 60% more likely to be diagnosed with depression. We aimed to investigate the potential determinants of functional status (HAQ) and quality of life (EQ-5D-3L) in a sample of elderly with food insecurity.