ArticlePreventive medicine reports2018
A pilot investigation of food insecurity among children seen in an outpatient pediatric nephrology clinic.
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- Food insecurity and kidney disease: a systematic review.International urology and nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Local environment, socioeconomic status, and health literacy: key modifiers of adherence in pediatric nephrology.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
- Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement project to standardize food insecurity screening in a pediatric nephrology clinic.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- The impact of social determinants of health on acute kidney injury.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2026Review
- Food Assistance to Financially Insecure Children and Adolescents With Chronic Kidney Disease: Impact on Disease Progression.Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation · 2026Article
- Association of Food Insecurity and Short-Term Kidney Outcomes in Neonates.American journal of perinatology · 2026Article
- Screening of social determinants of health in pediatric nephrology clinic: a pilot program.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Missed Opportunities to Address SNAP for Nonenrolled Children.Pediatrics · 2025Article
- "I have to pick my battles": a mixed-methods study exploring food insecurity and dietary restrictions in pediatric kidney disease.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Education and employment outcomes in pediatric chronic kidney disease.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- Retrospective review of food insecurity screening in an outpatient stroke clinic using electronic and paper-based surveys.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Improving food insecurity screening across a health system throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on food Security in Patients With chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation · 2023Article
- Food insecurity during COVID-19 in children with end-stage kidney disease: a pilot study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Timing and Persistence of Material Hardship Among Children in the United States.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in Children with End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study.Research square · 2022Article
- Food Insecurity in a Pediatric Emergency Department and the Feasibility of Universal Screening.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Policy in pediatric nephrology: successes, failures, and the impact on disparities.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Review
- Quantitative and qualitative results from implementation of a two-item food insecurity screening tool in healthcare settings in Connecticut.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Relationship between food insecurity and high blood pressure in a national sample of children and adolescents.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2019Article
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Abstract
Food insecurity (FI) is common - affecting one in six American households with children. FI is defined as limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods. Awareness of food insecurity and its impact on health has increased since the American Academy of Pediatrics 2015 policy statement, "Promoting Food Security for All Children." Though FI is frequently addressed in general pediatric primary care, it is not routinely identified in patients with chronic medical problems. Patients with complex care needs, prescription medication, or restrictive nutritional requirements may be at higher risk of food insecurity. The prevalence of FI in patients with chronic disease, including pediatric patients with kidney disease, remains unknown. We sought to determine the prevalence of FI among our pediatric nephrology clinic patients with a cross-sectional screening pilot study. Nearly 35% of 118 children seen in our pediatric nephrology outpatient clinic lived in food insecure households, a prevalence rate more than double the general pediatric population (16%). Barriers to food security were variable; common themes included challenges with restricted diet and available food, identifying and accessing community resources, and not qualifying for support. For physicians, dietitians, and other health providers that counsel patients with kidney disease on dietary interventions, it is important to be aware of food security status. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the prevalence of food insecurity in pediatric patients with kidney disease. Further studies of food insecurity and social determinants of heath in this patient population are needed.
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