Factors Associated with Oklahoma Older Americans Act Nutrition Program Participants Ability to Shop, Cook, and Feed Themselves

AbstractOklahoma Older Americans Act Nutrition Program participants' (n = 859) ability to shop, cook, and feed themselves was evaluated using factor analysis and logistic regression. Congregate participants who reported they were not able to shop, cook, and feed themselves had significantly lower “mobility,” “financial management,” and “financial security” factor scores; home-delivered participants had significantly lower “mobility,” “living arrangement” and “financial security,” and higher “social interaction” factor scores. For congregate meal participants the factors “mobility” and “financial management” and for home-delivered meal participants, the factors “mobility” and “social interaction” were significantly associated with reported ability to shop, cook, and feed themselves.