Long Christopher R, Narcisse Marie-Rachelle, Rowland Brett, Faitak Bonnie, Bailey Mary M, Gittelsohn Joel, Caspi Caitlin E, Niemeier Jill, English Emily S, McElfish Pearl A
College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703 USA.
Office of Community Health and Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, 1125 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703 USA.
J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2022;17(3):408-424. doi: 10.1080/19320248.2021.2001404. Epub 2021 Nov 14.
Characterizing food pantry (FP) clients' FP usage patterns may provide opportunities to tailor health-related interventions. Respondents (n=245) at seven FPs reported their frequency and reliance on FPs and their sociodemographics, health status, and health-related trade-offs. Clients were categorized via latent class analysis. Higher FP usage was associated with being older, having a household member with heart disease, and putting off buying medicine to buy food. Lower FP usage was associated with higher levels of education and having a household member with cancer. Findings highlight the potential importance of measuring FP clients' degree of FP use.
描述食品救济站（FP）客户的食品救济站使用模式，可能会为量身定制与健康相关的干预措施提供机会。七个食品救济站的245名受访者报告了他们使用食品救济站的频率和依赖程度，以及他们的社会人口统计学特征、健康状况和与健康相关的权衡取舍。通过潜在类别分析对客户进行分类。较高的食品救济站使用率与年龄较大、有家庭成员患有心脏病以及为了购买食品而推迟买药有关。较低的食品救济站使用率与较高的教育水平和有家庭成员患有癌症有关。研究结果凸显了衡量食品救济站客户使用食品救济站程度的潜在重要性。
