Research Article

Home-Living Elderly People's Views on Food and Meals

Table 1

Characteristics of the respondents.

Interview number GenderAgeCohabitationLiving in town (T)
Countryside (CS)
Home help serviceFood distribution, days/weekSeverity of disease(1)

1Male84AloneCSNo7Moderate
2Male90TogetherTYes7Mild
3Female87TogetherTYes7Severe
4Female94AloneTYes7Moderate
5Male82AloneTNo7None
6Male89AloneCSYes3Moderate
7Female84AloneTYes5Mild
8Female85AloneTNo0Moderate
9Male89AloneTYes7Mild
10Female88TogetherCSNo0Moderate
11Male94TogetherCSNo0Moderate
12Male86AloneTNo7Mild

(1)Self-perceived severity of disease graded as none, mild, moderate, or severe.