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- Title
Food insecurity among nursing students: A mixed methods study.
- Authors
Bydalek, Katheryn; Williams, Susan G.; Fruh, Sharon M.; Sims, Brook M.; McCardle, Jillian; Minchew, Leigh A.; Graves, Rebecca J.; Elkins, John Casey; Jones, Loretta; Sittig, Scott
- Abstract
Background: College students are among 48.1 table million Americans who experience food insecurity, affecting aspects of daily living, health, and academic performance. This study sought to assess food security in nursing students to determine the prevalence and significance of this issue. Methods: A mixed‐methods descriptive design was utilized to collect and analyze data through an online survey of junior and senior undergraduate nursing students. Both qualitative and quantitative questions were related to personal experience with food insecurity. Results: Approximately 40% of students responded that they were Sometimes/Often worried that food would run out before the next income arrived. In addition, 52% of the participants Sometimes/Often could not afford an adequate amount of food, and 35% reported having a shortage of food. Conclusion: University leadership, College of Nursing administrators, and nursing faculty should be aware of food insecurity among their students and identify strategies to assess and decrease this issue.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; ACADEMIC achievement; CONTENT analysis; EXPERIENCE; FOOD supply; INCOME; INTERNET; RESEARCH methodology; NURSING students; RESEARCH funding; SELF-evaluation; WORRY; THEMATIC analysis; DISEASE prevalence; FOOD security; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Nursing Forum, 2020, Vol 55, Issue 4, p547
- ISSN
0029-6473
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nuf.12460