Weight perceptions and health education on obesity among older adults

• Main Authors: KIM, Seonghoon, QIN, Vicky Mengqi, ZHANG, Xuan, KOH, Kanghyock, TADAI, Mindy Eiko, TAN, Micah
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Weight perceptions; weight management; well being; life satisfaction; older adults; Singapore; Asian Studies; Behavioral Economics; Gerontology; Medicine and Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/rosa_reports/9; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/rosa_reports/article/1008/viewcontent/Weightperceptions_Aug22.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The current brief presents preliminary findings from a special module that measures perceptions of weight and receptivity to health education among older adults. Singapore Life Panel® (SLP) data collected in January 2022 (n=2814) were utilized. Two policy recommendations were made: The main findings...