Beyond the Individual -A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Mapping of Ecological Determinants of Eating Behavior in Older Adults

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Journal Public Health Rev

Specialty Public Health

Date 2022 Aug 22

PMID 35992753

Authors

Iris Rafaela Montez De Sousa

Ina Bergheim

Christine Brombach

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Abstract

The objective of this scoping review was to summarize and provide a visual overview of the present-day knowledge on ecological determinants of eating behavior in community-dwelling elderly persons in relation with nutrition communication, considering the evolution of the field. The second objective was to integrate results in recommendations for the development of nutrition communication strategies. A literature review was performed on Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar, according with the PRISMA protocol for scoping reviews. An analysis was executed by categorizing determinants from the literature according with the different levels represented in the ecological framework and an analysis by using VosViewer for a chronological bibliometric mapping analysis. Of 4029 articles retrieved, 77 were selected for analysis. Initial publications focused more on individual determinants of eating behavior. Over time, there was a shift towards a holistic view of eating behavior considering the "food environment", including social networks, physical settings and public policy. Beyond the individual, all ecological levels are relevant when targeting eating behavior in the elderly. Nutrition communication strategies should be structured considering these influences.

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