Food Security Status of Older Adult Home-Delivered Meals Program Participants and Components of Its Measurement

摘要

Food security status was assessed for 143 West CentralIndiana community-dwelling older adults participating in a home-delivered meals program, using the national CPS-FSSM survey, based oneconomics, and augmented items, including such factors as ability toprepare and/or shop for food. Results showed that 74.8% were foodsecure, much lower than the national rate for households with elderly(94.0%). Gender and age were found to be statistically significant predictors of food security status (national items). Scores based on nationalversus augmented items were significantly correlated, but scores foraugmented items showed more food insecurity, indicating these items identified more food insecure older adults than the national items alone.