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- Title
Comparison of Caregiver and Provider Food Insecurity Screening Preferences Within a Health System.
- Authors
Alvis, Courtney E.; Mosha, Maua; Amankwah, Ernest K.; Hernandez, Raquel G.; Morrison, John M.
- Abstract
Food insecurity is a public health concern associated with poor health. Evidence guiding how to best implement screening for food insecurity across a pediatric health care system is lacking. We performed a single-center, multi-department, cross-sectional study of caregivers and health care providers in outpatient and inpatient settings to describe the beliefs, barriers, preferences, and preferred food insecurity screening location. Most providers and caregivers underestimated the pervasiveness of food insecurity while acknowledging the benefit of screening. Caregivers are overall receptive to food insecurity screening and disagree with feelings of discomfort or shame when disclosing food insecurity status. Providers acknowledged perceived caregiver discomfort, lack of community food resources, and lack of a validated screening tool as barriers to screening. Both caregivers and providers identified the primary care setting as the preferred screening setting.
- Subjects
CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH attitudes; SOCIAL determinants of health; RESEARCH funding; FOOD security; CHILDREN'S hospitals; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; MEDICAL screening; SHAME; CAREGIVER attitudes; PATIENTS' attitudes; DISCLOSURE
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 63, Issue 5, p650
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00099228231191926