Korean J Nutr.  2008 Dec;41(8):860-869.

Use Patterns of Nutrition Information Service and Differences by Socio-demographic Characteristics for 50-and-older Adults

• Jang YJ
• Yang IS
• Chae IS

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to investigate use patterns of nutrition information service of 50-and-older adults and analyze the differences in use patterns of nutrition information service according to their socio-demographic variables. The survey was conducted with 500 adults aged 50-and-over living in Seoul between March 28 and April 10, 2007. A total of 401 questionnaires were used for analysis (use rate 80.2%) and the statistical data analyses were completed using SPSS Win (ver 12.0). The main results of this study were as follows. First, most respondents (73.3%) realized the need for nutrition counseling or education. However, 65.3% of respondents have little experience in nutrition counseling or education. Second, the most preferred methods of nutrition counseling or education were field trips (27.7%), counseling in hospitals/public health centers (23.4%), cooking classes (23.2%). And the most often cited sources of nutrition information were TV/radio (66.6%) and newspapers/magazines/books (41.6%). Third, sociodemographic variables such as sex, age, education level, occupations were significantly related to methods of nutrition counseling or education. And variables such as age, education level, occupations were significantly related to often cited sources of nutrition information. Also sex, age, education level, occupations were significantly related to needs for nutrirtion information service.

Keyword

nutrition information service; methods of nutrition counseling or education; sources of nutrition information; needs for nutrirtion information service

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Cooking
Counseling
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Humans
Information Services
Occupations
Surveys and Questionnaires