Core functions and forms in home-delivered meal programs: a stakeholder-driven approach to identifying essential practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid growth of the aging population underscores the need for programs tailored to older adults' complex health needs. Home-delivered meal programs are critical, providing nutrition and socialization support to older adults with greatest economic and social need. However, variations in local implementation complicate our understanding of how specific program practices influence older adult outcomes. This present study applies the core functions and forms framework to identify and prioritize essential home-delivered meal practices-or forms-that can be replicated by other meal programs.

Methods

This study was conducted within a pragmatic randomized effectiveness trial comparing two home-delivered meal models and their impacts on health outcomes among older adult

SUBMITTER: Juckett LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11998402 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature