Experiences and perceived outcomes of a grocery gift card programme for households at risk of food insecurity.

Autor:	Lee YY; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, ABT2N 1N4, Canada., Caron-Roy S; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, ABT2N 1N4, Canada., Turko B; I Can for Kids, 26 Riverview Park SE, Calgary, ABT2C 3Z7, Canada., Shearer J; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, ABT2N 1N4, Canada., Campbell DJ; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, ABT2N 4Z6, Canada., Elliott C; Department of Communication, Media and Film, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, ABT2N 1N4, Canada., Barker D; I Can for Kids, 26 Riverview Park SE, Calgary, ABT2C 3Z7, Canada., Raine KD; School of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Ave Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada., Tyminski S; Nutrition Services, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada., Olstad DL; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, ABT2N 1N4, Canada.; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW Calgary, ABT2N 4Z6, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2023 Nov; Vol. 26 (11), pp. 2460-2469. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 02.
DOI:	10.1017/S136898002300157X
Abstrakt:	Objective: This study explored programme recipients' and deliverers' experiences and perceived outcomes of accessing or facilitating a grocery gift card (GGC) programme from I Can for Kids (iCAN), a community-based programme that provides GGC to low-income families with children. Design: This qualitative descriptive study used Freedman et al's framework of nutritious food access to guide data generation and analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between August and November 2020. Data were analysed using directed content analysis with a deductive-inductive approach. Participants: Fifty-four participants were purposively recruited, including thirty-seven programme recipients who accessed iCAN's GGC programme and seventeen programme deliverers who facilitated it. Setting: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Results: Three themes were generated from the data. First, iCAN's GGC programme promoted a sense of autonomy and dignity among programme recipients as they appreciated receiving financial support, the flexibility and convenience of using GGC, and the freedom to select foods they desired. Recipients perceived these benefits improved their social and emotional well-being. Second, recipients reported that the use of GGC improved their households' dietary patterns and food skills. Third, both participant groups identified programmatic strengths and limitations. Conclusion: Programme recipients reported that iCAN's GGC programme provided them with dignified access to nutritious food and improved their households' finances, dietary patterns, and social and emotional well-being. Increasing the number of GGC provided to households on each occasion, establishing clear and consistent criteria for distributing GGC to recipients, and increasing potential donors' awareness of iCAN's GGC programme may augment the amount of support iCAN could provide to households.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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