The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed‑Methods Research
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This article presents a systematic review (SR) of the literature examining how loneliness and social isolation1 could mediate dietary choices among older adults. The review focuses on qualitative and mixed-methods research studies published between 2013 and 2023. The results reveal the impact of loneliness on three main areas: (1) how changes to a household affect dietary behaviour and appreciation of food; (2) the strategies that older people implement to regain or reconstruct commensality; and (3) living alone as an opportunity for exercising a greater degree of autonomy and control regarding food choices.
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Allen-Perkins, D., Rivero Jiménez, B., López-Lago Ortiz, L. et al. The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research. Population Ageing (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-024-09475-4
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This research received funding from the Spanish Ministry of Universities and the European Union – NextGenerationEU plan – with a Margarita Salas research grant for recent doctoral-degree holders (Ref. REGAGE22e00042220224). This research is also part of the project “Food, ageing, and loneliness. Contemporary culture and ethnographies”, funded by the Spanish National Research Agency and the Ministry for Science and Innovation (Ref. 2023/00510/001).