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Chronic pain and depressive symptoms are related to food insecurity among urban food bank users.
- Source :
- Journal of Public Health; Sep2021, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p573-580, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background Food bank users suffer high food insecurity. Food insecurity increases risk for chronic health conditions. However, chronic pain and its relation to food insecurity among food bank users is unknown. Knowledge about populations with chronic pain is important to direct appropriate public health nutritional strategies. Methods Participants completed a survey including sleep, pain, depressive symptoms and food insecurity measures. Descriptive statistics characterized the burden of chronic pain among the sample, and a series of chi-square and t-tests assessed for demographic differences between food bank users who reported pain compared to those who did not. Logistic regression tested for variables predicting food insecurity. Results Within the sample (N  = 207), 53% reported a chronic pain diagnosis. Adults with pain were more likely to receive food stamps and to have a mental health condition than those without pain. Regression analyses revealed that depressive symptoms and chronic pain significantly predicted food insecurity when controlling for age and gender. Conclusions Exploring the link between depression, pain and nutritional resources may enhance understanding of causal relationships driving food insecurity. Public health officials should address nutritional needs of adults including those with chronic pain who use food bank services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIAGNOSIS of mental depression
CHRONIC pain
OBESITY
STATISTICS
FOOD relief
SOCIAL determinants of health
STATISTICAL reliability
CONFIDENCE intervals
FOOD security
CHRONIC diseases
AGE distribution
NUTRITION
SELF-evaluation
CROSS-sectional method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
PUBLIC health
MENTAL health
REGRESSION analysis
FOOD supply
HEALTH literacy
DIETARY supplements
SURVEYS
SLEEP disorders
T-test (Statistics)
COMPARATIVE studies
MATHEMATICAL variables
SEX distribution
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
MENTAL depression
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
INFORMATION resources
ATTRIBUTION (Social psychology)
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
METROPOLITAN areas
DEMOGRAPHY
LOGISTIC regression analysis
NEEDS assessment
DATA analysis software
STATISTICAL correlation
STATISTICAL sampling
FOOD service
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17413842
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152652159
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa062