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ArticleAcademic pediatrics2025

Food and Housing Insecurity, COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Health-Related Activities, and Care Plans for Children with Obesity.

Kelsey A Egan, Jennifer G Fiore, Man Luo, Sheila Kelly, William G Adams, Elsie M Taveras, Meg Simione, Caroline J Kistin

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Kelsey A EganDivision of Health Services Research (KA Egan and WG Adams), Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: kelsey.egan@bmc.org.
Jennifer G FiorePediatric Primary Care (JG Fiore), Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Man LuoDivision of General Academic Pediatrics (M Luo, S Kelly, EM Taveras, and M Simione), Department of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, Mass.
Sheila KellyDivision of General Academic Pediatrics (M Luo, S Kelly, EM Taveras, and M Simione), Department of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, Mass.
William G AdamsDivision of Health Services Research (KA Egan and WG Adams), Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Elsie M TaverasDivision of General Academic Pediatrics (M Luo, S Kelly, EM Taveras, and M Simione), Department of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics (EM Taveras and M Simione), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Meg SimioneDivision of General Academic Pediatrics (M Luo, S Kelly, EM Taveras, and M Simione), Department of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics (EM Taveras and M Simione), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Caroline J KistinHassenfeld Child Health and Innovation Institute (CJ Kistin), Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.

Funding

Institutional Career DevelopmentKL2TR001411 · NCATS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI MORONE, NATALIA E. · 2015 to 2024
$5.9M
Implementation of Childhood Obesity Treatment Innovations to Improve Outcomes of Low-Income Children: The Connect for Health II StudyR01HL146782 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TAVERAS BENAVIDEZ, ELSIE MIREYA · 2019 to 2023
$4.0M
Adapting a pediatric weight management program for implementation via telehealthK23HL161447 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI Meg Simione · 2022 to 2026
$709k
Patient Oriented Research and Mentorship in Childhood Obesity DisparitiesK24HL159680 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TAVERAS BENAVIDEZ, ELSIE MIREYA · 2021 to 2025
$510k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001411NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL161447NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL159680NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146782
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Abstract

objectiveTo understand the association between food insecurity (FI) and housing insecurity (HI) risk, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related activities among children with overweight or obesity, and caregivers' and clinicians' challenges and priorities related to pediatric weight management.

methodsWe conducted surveys with caregivers of children with overweight and obesity and pediatric clinicians at two academic medical centers in the Greater Boston area. We used multivariable logistic regression models to examine associations between FI and HI risk and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related activities and descriptive statistics to summarize caregivers' and clinicians' challenges and priorities related to pediatric weight management.

resultsWe analyzed data from surveys with 344 caregivers and 100 pediatric clinicians. Overall, 37% of caregivers endorsed both FI+HI, 18% FI alone, 10% HI alone, and 35% neither FI/HI. In the adjusted logistic regression models, combined FI+HI (reference: neither FI/HI) was significantly associated with higher odds of sleeping less (aOR 2.96 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.46, 6.01]) and higher odds of spending less time outside (aOR 2.10 [95% CI: 1.06, 4.16]). Top priorities for pediatric weight management identified by both caregivers and clinicians were related to physical activity and availability of outdoor spaces.

conclusionsEndorsement of both FI+HI was associated with children getting less sleep and spending less time outside during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future innovations in care plans for children with overweight and obesity should be adapted to a family's social context and should incorporate caregivers' and clinicians' challenges and priorities.

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COVID-19Food InsecurityHousingPediatric ObesityAdolescentAdultBostonCaregiversChildExerciseFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2food insecurityhousing insecuritypediatric obesitypediatric overweightpediatric weight management

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PMID39490687
PMCPMC11842199

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