A study on the attitude toward food safety of the elderly in single house holds

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study is to develop an elderly education program and support plan so that the elderly can understand the food safety and food storage methods according to refrigerator usage. Methods/Statistical analysis: The collected data was computerized by SPSS 18.0 statistical program and the data analysis method is as follows. Cronbach’s α was used as the reliability analysis for the scale and a correlation analysis was conducted to determine the relevance among the factors. Also Regression analysis was conducted to examine variables that affect attitude toward food safety. Findings: The results of this study were as follows; Female kept their refrigerator hygiene condition cleaner than male, and the male elderly needed assistance in managing refrigerator more than the female elderly. The demand level for education about food safety was higher in female than male. There were significant differences in the hygiene status and general. Elderly with experience of food safety education maintained better their refrigerator and hygiene and were well aware of the general method of using refrigerators than those without it. The age increases, the interest in the hygiene state of the refrigerator decreases. Also the elderly who have higher subjective financial status are likely to have higher interest in refrigerator hygiene and higher understanding in food storage and method. Improvements/Applications: Health is closely related to the quality of life, it can suggest the necessity of social welfare they have intervention and approach to improvement of food safety and education of the elderly.