A Culturally Tailored Digital Education Intervention to Improve Nutrition Among Older Adult Congregate Meal Participants During COVID-19: Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inadequate nutrition and a lack of physical activity contribute to functional decline and complications from chronic diseases in older adults. The pandemic halted or altered necessary Older Americans Act (OAA) nutrition services provided to vulnerable, community-dwelling older adults in San Antonio, Texas. The "digital divide" or gap in technological access and knowledge further heightened the detrimental effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults who may be "digitally excluded" from social, economic, and health-related interactions. During the pandemic, San Antonio congregate meal sites funded by OAA remained partially open biweekly to distribute meals but no longer offered in-person nutrition education, physical activity classes, and social activities. This projec

SUBMITTER: Sharma V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature