Chronic disease burden predicts food insecurity among older adults

Public Health Nutrition

W John Boscardin^4¹  Jane Jih^1²  Hilary K Seligman^3³  Irena Stijacic-Cenzer^2⁴ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Division of Geriatrics,University of California at San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center,San Francisco,CA,USA^4;Division of General Internal Medicine and Center for Aging in Diverse Communities,University of California at San Francisco,1545 Divisadero Street,Box 0320,San Francisco,CA 94115,USA^1;Division of General Internal Medicine,San Francisco General Hospital/University of California at San Francisco,San Francisco,CA,USA^3;Division of Geriatrics,University of California at San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center,San Francisco,CA,USA^2

关键词: Multiple chronic conditions;    Food insecurity;    Geriatrics;    Vulnerable populations;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980017004062

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Increased out-of-pocket health-care expenditures may exert budget pressure on low-income households that leads to food insecurity. The objective of the present study was to examine whether older adults with higher chronic disease burden are at increased risk of food insecurity.

【 授权许可】

CC BY