ArticleEuropean journal of public health2026
Work arrangements, food-related time scarcity, and meal delivery use: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2024 Belgian Meal Delivery Survey.
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Demanding work arrangements may contribute to food-related time scarcity and influence food practices, including meal delivery use. This study investigated links between work arrangements, time scarcity in food shopping and cooking, and meal delivery use and motivations. Complete-case (94%) analysis included 674 paid workers from the 2024 Belgian Meal Delivery Survey. Generalised ordered logit models examined associations between weekly work hours, workweek length, schedule, and onsite workdays with time scarcity and meal delivery use. Amongst users, logistic regression examined associations between work arrangements and reasons for ordering delivery. Models adjusted for socio-demographic and household characteristics. Longer hours were associated with higher odds of lacking time to shop [odds ratio (OR) = 1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.00, 1.06] and cook (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.07). A ≥5-day workweek was associated with higher odds of lacking time to shop (OR = 2.21, 95% CI: 1.09, 4.51) and cook (OR = 3.02, 95% CI: 1.46, 6.27). Non-regular schedules were associated with meal delivery use ≥3/month (OR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.80). More days onsite were linked to higher odds of lacking time to shop (OR = 1.18, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.37). Amongst users, longer hours and ≥5-day workweeks were linked to ordering meals to support work tasks (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.09; OR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.19, 3.91) but not for household, leisure or healthy-activity reasons. Demanding work arrangements were consistently associated with food-related time scarcity but not with more frequent meal delivery use, except for non-regular schedules. When used, meal delivery served to facilitate completing work demands.
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