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- Title
Delivering Food Resources and Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) to Adults with Food Insecurity and Hypertension: A Pilot Study.
- Authors
Rivera, Rebecca L.; Adams, Mariah; Dawkins, Emily; Carter, Amy; Zhang, Xuan; Tu, Wanzhu; Peña, Armando; Holden, Richard J.; Clark, Daniel O.
- Abstract
Food insecurity affects nearly 50 million Americans and is linked to cardiovascular disease risk factors and health disparities. The purpose of this single-arm pilot study was to determine the feasibility of a 16-week dietitian-led lifestyle intervention to concurrently address food access, nutrition literacy, cooking skills, and hypertension among safety-net primary care adult patients. The Food Resources and Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) intervention provided nutrition education and support for hypertension self-management, group kitchen skills and cooking classes from a health center teaching kitchen, medically tailored home-delivered meals and meal kits, and a kitchen toolkit. Feasibility and process measures included class attendance rates and satisfaction and social support and self-efficacy toward healthy food behaviors. Outcome measures included food security, blood pressure, diet quality, and weight. Participants (n = 13) were on average {mean (SD)} aged 58.9 ± 4.5 years, 10 were female, and 12 were Black or African American. Attendance averaged 19 of 22 (87.1%) classes and satisfaction was rated as high. Food self-efficacy and food security improved, and blood pressure and weight declined. FoRKS is a promising intervention that warrants further evaluation for its potential to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults with food insecurity and hypertension.
- Subjects
HYPERTENSION; PILOT projects; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; SOCIAL support; FOOD security; COOKING; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENT-centered care; NUTRITION education; SELF-efficacy; PRIMARY health care; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH equity; HEALTH self-care; BEHAVIOR modification; MEALS; TELEMEDICINE; ADULTS
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 6, p1452
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15061452