AUTHOR=Montez De Sousa Íris Rafaela , Bergheim Ina , Brombach Christine 

TITLE=Beyond the Individual -A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Mapping of Ecological Determinants of Eating Behavior in Older Adults

JOURNAL=Public Health Reviews

VOLUME=43

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/public-health-reviews/articles/10.3389/phrs.2022.1604967

DOI=10.3389/phrs.2022.1604967

ISSN=2107-6952

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> The objective of this scoping review was to summarize and provide a visual overview of the present-day knowledge on ecological determinants of eating behavior in community-dwelling elderly persons in relation with nutrition communication, considering the evolution of the field. The second objective was to integrate results in recommendations for the development of nutrition communication strategies.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> A literature review was performed on Medline, PubMed and Google Scholar, according with the PRISMA protocol for scoping reviews. An <italic>a-priori</italic> analysis was executed by categorizing determinants from the literature according with the different levels represented in the ecological framework and an <italic>a-posteriori</italic> analysis by using VosViewer for a chronological bibliometric mapping analysis.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> Of 4029 articles retrieved, 77 were selected for analysis. Initial publications focused more on individual determinants of eating behavior. Over time, there was a shift towards a holistic view of eating behavior considering the “food environment”, including social networks, physical settings and public policy.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Beyond the individual, all ecological levels are relevant when targeting eating behavior in the elderly. Nutrition communication strategies should be structured considering these influences.</p>