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Food insecurity and geriatric functional limitations: Observational analysis from the AgeHeaPsyWel–HeaSeeB Survey
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Food insecurity and geriatric functional limitations: Observational analysis from the AgeHeaPsyWel–HeaSeeB Survey

Razak M Gyasi, Kabila Abass, Foster Frempong, Jacob Obodai, Edward Asamoah, Bernard Obeng and Kofi Awuviry-Newton
Experimental gerontology, Vol.160, 111707
04/2022
PMID: 35063615

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#1 No Poverty
#2 Zero Hunger
#3 Good Health and Well-Being

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Abstract

Functional impairment Hunger Mental distress Older adults Physical activity
International literature suggests that food insecurity is linked with increased risks of functional impairment. However, data on the mediational mechanisms underlying this association are largely lacking. This study investigates the indirect relationship (via mental distress) between food insecurity and functional limitations among older adults in Ghana and evaluates the moderating effect of age, sex, and physical activity in this association.

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