Specific food preferences of older adults with a poor appetite. A forced-choice test conducted in various care settings

摘要: A poor appetite in older adults is an important determinant of reduced food intake and undernutrition. Food preferences may influence intake. The aim this study was to investigate with a compare these good appetite. Older (n = 349, aged 65-101 years) nursing/residential care homes, hospitals or at home receiving participated computer-based forced-choice preference assessment. Self-reported the past week classified as 'good' 'poor' using validated instrument. were determined by counting relative frequency choices for images according 11 dichotomous categories: high/low 1) protein; 2) fat; 3) carbohydrates; 4) fiber; 5) variation; 6) animal/vegetarian proteins; 7) sweet/savory taste; 8) solid/liquid texture; 9) dairy/non-dairy; with/without 10) sauce 11) color variation. Specific participants identified one-sample t-tests comparing frequencies expected value 48. Preference differences between those analyzed GLM adjusting confounders. results showed that 113; 32.4%) preferred variation (51.6 vs. 48, P < 0.001), (55.9 0.01), non-dairy (53.0 high-fiber (51.8 0.05), solid texture (53.5 0.05). Participants had higher score than 48.5, 0.001). In conclusion, have specific preferences. Their differs from These be used develop meals are order increase prevent