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KMID : 0665420140290020163
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2014 Volume.29 No. 2 p.163 ~ p.177
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A Qualitative Study on Needs of Convenience Meal from the Low-income Female Elderly
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Jang Ji-Eun
Kim Ji-Na
Park Soo-Jin
Shin Weon-Sun
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Abstract
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This study aimed to investigate the perception, consumption, and acceptability of convenience mealsin low-income
female elderly attending a lunch program at a community well fare center. Using in-depth interviews, qualitative data were
collected 11 elderly females (62.5±11.2y) living in Seoul. Participants tried to eat various foods in small-portionsat home,
although they ate out what they were offered. Elderly females preferred lunch box-type meals containing a bowl of rice
served with toppings, gruel, or Bibimbop due to the growing unavailability of cooking or preparing a meal. Side-dish type
convenience mealswere also preferred among elderly females since boiled rice can be easily prepared according to
individual preferences. In addition, participants preferred healthy foods. Convenience meal planning and production,
appropriate kinds of foods, cooking methods, menus, and packaging should be selected based on the elderly's functional
atrophy in chewing, swallowing,digestion, and metabolic diseases. Furthermore, food preferences and comfort foods among the elderlyneed to be identified and characterized. Therefore, more information, including bite size, cutting size, and food texture, should be provided to understand and develop convenience meals for the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Female elderly, food behavior, food selection, convenience foods
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