Addressing Food Insecurity and Overweight/Obesity in Hospitalized Low-Income Latino Patients
| Autor: | Bertha L. Davis, Trina L. Gipson-Jones, Ché Matthew Harris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Type 2 diabetes Disease Overweight Nurse's Role Food Supply 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient Education as Topic Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Obesity Cultural Competency Socioeconomic status Poverty General Nursing Nursing Assessment business.industry Public health Overweight obesity Hispanic or Latino medicine.disease United States Food insecurity Hospitalization Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Creative nursing. 25(3) |
| ISSN: | 1078-4535 |
| Popis: | Food insecurity (FI), the limited or unreliable availability of safe and nutritious food, is a pressing public health concern affecting millions of U.S. citizens. Unfortunately, FI tends to impact those who are most vulnerable (e.g., low-income minorities) and potentially increases obesity risks, diet-sensitive disease risks (e.g., hypertension and type 2 diabetes), and hospital utilization. Low-income Latino patients may be particularly sensitive to adverse outcomes based on unaddressed socioeconomic needs. Nurses are in a prime position to assess and address FI in these patients. Our article will discuss how nurses can be advocates in combating FI in Latino patients with overweight/obesity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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