Dietary Characteristics of Community-dwelling Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries: Differences by Gender, Age, and Injury Level

• Hata Kikuko

  Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

• Tsunoda Nobuyo

  Ex-School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

• Inayama Takayo

  Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 在宅脊髄損傷者の食生活の包括的特性ならびに性・年齢区分・損傷部位による差異についての検討
• ザイタク セキズイ ソンショウシャ ノ ショク セイカツ ノ ホウカツテキ トクセイ ナラビニ セイ ・ ネンレイ クブン ・ ソンショウ ブイ ニ ヨル サイ ニ ツイテ ノ ケントウ

Abstract

Objective: This study assesses the overall dietary lifestyle of community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) by using a questionnaire based on a theoretical framework.<br>Methods: In September 2011, we posted a questionnaire survey to 2,731 registered members of the organization Spinal Injuries Japan. The questionnaire covered 8 constructs: quality of life, health and nutrition status, food intake, behavior, stage of change, preparation factors, attributes, and dietary environment. We received responses from 1,000 people, but excluded those responses in which crucial data such as sex, age, injured body part, and type of disability were missing. Eventually, responses from 886 persons were subjected to analysis.<br>Results: We found that 66% of the subjects gave positive responses to questions about subjective health. The mean (SD) scores for the frequency of food intake were 16.1 (5.2) and 17.6 (4.8) in male and female subjects, respectively. Many responses, particularly those from female and elderly subjects, were positive with respect to the stage of behavior change, dietary attitude, and dietary skill. However, the responses for utilization of public care services, ease of defecation, food-purchasing behavior, and the ability to prepare a meal differed across injury levels.<br>Conclusions: The dietary lifestyle of community-dwelling persons with SCIs is similar to that of the general population, as also indicated by the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

Journal

• The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

  The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 70 (6), 346-361, 2012

  The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics

Keywords

• spinal cord injuries
• injury level
• community-dwelling
• dietary lifestyle
• theoretical framework

Details

• CRID: 1390282681526266112
• NII Article ID: 130004553496
• NII Article ID: 10031143683
• NII Book ID: AN00023058
• DOI: 10.5264/eiyogakuzashi.70.346
• ISSN: 18837921
• ISSN: 00215147
• NDL BIB ID: 024189693
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I024189693
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2013130974
• Text Lang: ja
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