Trial reportPloS one2016
Food Insecurity among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness.
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- Food-based interventions to mitigate household food insecurity in Canada: a systematic review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Household Food Insecurity Narrows the Sex Gap in Five Adverse Mental Health Outcomes among Canadian Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of a Housing Intervention on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Homeless Adults With Mental Illness: 24-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Trial
- Lower Admission Prealbumin and Albumin Levels in Unhoused Burn Patients Is a Marker for Poorer Outcomes.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2024Article
- Pilot Implementation of a Nutrition-Focused Community-Health-Worker Intervention among Formerly Chronically Homeless Adults in Permanent Supportive Housing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- "I can't remember the last time I was comfortable about being home": lived experience perspectives on thriving following homelessness.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Mental health and HIV risk differs by co-occurring structural vulnerabilities among women who sell sex.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Assessment of Unmet Health-Related Social Needs Among Patients With Mental Illness Enrolled in Medicare Advantage.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Food insecurity and substance use in people with HIV infection and substance use disorder.Substance abuse · 2022Article
- Impact of Housing Instability and Social Risk Factors on Food Insecurity Among Vulnerable Residents in San Diego County.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- "Homelessness and Health Problems Are Not Distinct:" the Challenges of Rural-Urban Migrant Homeless Older People in Ethiopia.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2021Article
- Multivariable modelling of factors associated with criminal convictions among people experiencing homelessness and serious mental illness: a multi-year study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Food insecurity and mental health outcomes among homeless adults: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Homeless and hungry: food insecurity in the land of plenty.Food security · 2021Article
- Assessing Food Insecurity in Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Pilot Training for Community Mental Health Providers.Community mental health journal · 2020Article
- Mental and substance use disorders and food insecurity among homeless adults participating in the At Home/Chez Soi study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Factors associated with food insecurity among older homeless adults: results from the HOPE HOME study.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2019Article
- Food Insecurity Among Formerly Homeless Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Cumulative Risk Factors Associated with Food Insecurity among Adults who Experience Homelessness.Health behavior research · 2019Article
- 'Hello, you're not supposed to be here': homeless emerging adults' experiences negotiating food access.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of food insecurity and food insufficiency is high among homeless people. We investigated the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among a cohort of homeless adults with mental illness in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
methodsData collected from baseline questionnaires in the Vancouver At Home study were analysed to calculate the prevalence of food insecurity within the sample (n = 421). A modified version of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Adult Food Security Survey Module was used to ascertain food insecurity. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to examine potential correlates of food insecurity.
resultsThe prevalence of food insecurity was 64%. In the multivariable model, food insecurity was significantly associated with age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.95-0.99), less than high school completion (aOR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.35-0.93), needing health care but not receiving it (aOR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.00-2.72), subjective mental health (aOR = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.96-0.99), having spent over $500 for drugs and alcohol in the past month (aOR = 2.25; 95% CI: 1.16-4.36), HIV/AIDS (aOR = 4.20; 95% CI: 1.36-12.96), heart disease (aOR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.16-0.97) and having gone to a drop-in centre, community meal centre or program/food bank (aOR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.01-2.68).
conclusionsThe prevalence of food insecurity was extremely high in a cohort with longstanding homelessness and serious mental illness. Younger age, needing health care but not receiving it, poorer subjective mental health, having spent over $500 for drugs and alcohol in the past month, HIV/AIDS and having gone to a drop-in centre, community meal centre or program/food bank each increased odds of food insecurity, while less than high school completion and heart disease each decreased odds of food insecurity. Interventions to reduce food insecurity in this population are urgently needed.
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