高齢者の食生活の実態 : 食事満足度を用いた解析

Abstract

A survey was conducted amomg 560 male and female inhabitants aged 65 or above of A town in Kyoto Prefecture to access their degree of satisfaction about meals and factors affecting it. The survey was conducted by personal interviews using questionnaire sheets and the data obained was treated with Hayashi's Quantification I. The results aer summarized as follows. (1) When the degree of satisfaction was compared with respect to the family composition of responders, the lowest score was obtained by the elderly living alone. (2) Factors yielding a positive score in the dietary satisfaction are : i) accompany to have meals with them, ii) having interest in cooking, iii) care for well balanced nutrition and good health, iv) being able to eat their favorite foods.