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ArticleNursing forum2020

Food insecurity among nursing students: A mixed methods study.

Katheryn Bydalek, Susan G Williams, Sharon M Fruh, Brook M Sims, Jillian McCardle, Leigh A Minchew, Rebecca J Graves, John Casey Elkins, Loretta Jones, Scott Sittig

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Article in Nursing forum, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katheryn BydalekCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3694-6792
Susan G WilliamsCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2535-4676
Sharon M FruhCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8963-1081
Brook M SimsCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4627-8804
Jillian McCardleCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
Leigh A MinchewCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-0709
Rebecca J GravesCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8653-2141
John Casey ElkinsCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5719-901X
Loretta JonesCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
Scott SittigCollege of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-152X
University of South Alabama · US

Funding

National Dissemination of I-Corps@NCATS: Accelerating Translation through CommercializationUL1TR003096 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GUTIERREZ, ORLANDO M, KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2019 to 2023
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NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003096NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR003096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCollege 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.

methodsA 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.

resultsApproximately 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.

conclusionUniversity 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.

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Food InsecurityAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Nursing, BaccalaureateFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSocioeconomic FactorsStudents, NursingSurveys and Questionnairesacademic performancefood insecurityfood securitynursing students

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PMID32446290
PMCPMC8060019
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