Health literacy and eating disorder pathology in women with food insecurity: A preliminary cross-sectional study.

Meredith R Kells, Heather A Davis, Sophia Todorov, Jennifer E Wildes

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Article in Eating behaviors, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Meredith R KellsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. Electronic address: Meredith_Kells@URMC.Rochester.edu.

Heather A DavisDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Psychology, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Sophia TodorovDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Jennifer E WildesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders ResearchT32MH082761 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI CAROL B. PETERSON · 2009 to 2026

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NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH082761

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Abstract

Food insecurity (FI), or limited consistent access to food, is associated with eating disorder (ED) pathology; however, the underlying mechanisms of this relationship remain unclear. Health literacy, or the ability to comprehend and apply health-related information to decision making, is linked to FI and has implications for outcomes across a broad range of diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between health literacy and ED symptoms in a sample of 99 women with FI. Linear regression tested cross-sectional associations between scores on The Newest Vital Sign (NVS), a measure of health literacy, and scores on the Eating Pathology Symptom Inventory (EPSI) and behaviors reported in the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview (EDDI). Logistic regression examined the likelihood of ED diagnosis in relation to NVS score. The sample mean (SD) age was 40.3 (14.3) years, and participants self-identified as 54.5 % White, 30.3 % Black, and 13.8 % other. Respondents self-reported 13.1 % marginal, 28.3 % low, and 58.6 % very low food security. Mean NVS score was 4.45, and significantly higher for White compared to Black individuals (F = 3.96, p = .02, η

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Feeding and Eating DisordersHealth LiteracyAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFood InsecurityHumansSelf ReportEating behaviorsEating disordersFood insecurityWomen

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PMID37099830

DOI10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101727

PMCPMC11823174

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