DETERMINATION OF HEDONIC HUNGER IN THE ELDERLY: CASE OF TURKEY

UYMAZ P., ŞARAHMAN KAHRAMAN C., YABANCI AYHAN N.

ASEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, cilt.22, sa.9, ss.1-11, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: ASEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hedonic Hunger, Elderly, Nutrition, Nursing Care, MEDICINE, MNA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: This study aimed to determine hedonic hunger and affactin factors in Turkish elderly people. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional research data collected face-to-face from 65 year and older 669 elderlies live in Alanya with >= 25 SMMSE score. Findings: MNA showed that 60.9% of men and 50.1% of women had normal nutritional status. Nutritional habits, physical activities, existing chronic diseases and medications of the elderly may affect their hedonic which increase the consumption quantity and tendency to delicious food with high fat, sugar and energy, and excite chronic diseases. Practice Implications: Nurses who detect malnutrition in the elderly need to refer the elderly to the relevant physician and dietitian in order to investigate the risk factors and take the necessary precautions, and they must exhibit a multidisciplinary solution approach.