Factors associated with food insecurity among the chronically ill population during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
| Autor: | Dean CA; School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, United States., Liu E; Department of Health Management and Policy, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, United States., Enard KR; Department of Health Management and Policy, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, United States., Qian Z; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, United States., Elder KT; Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2023 Jul 07; Vol. 11, pp. 1142603. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 07 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1142603 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Little is known about food insecurity among Americans with chronic diseases, one of the vulnerable groups in health care. Factors influencing food insecurity among this population group are especially poorly understood. Methods: Using data from the COVID Impact Survey, this cross-sectional study sought to examine food insecurity among adults with chronic diseases in the United States and to identify factors associated with their risks for food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Nearly 28% of the national and 32% of the regional samples from the COVID Impact Survey were at risk for food insecurity. The logistic regressions show that chronically ill US adults with one of the following characteristics have higher odds of being at risk for food insecurity: younger than 60 years, having financial stress, unemployed, having received food from a food pantry, without health insurance, having a household income lower than $100,000, and without a college degree. Discussion: Targeted policies and programs are warranted to address underlying determinants of food insecurity that adults with chronic illnesses experience. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Dean, Liu, Enard, Qian and Elder.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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