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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Horner-Johnson, Willi ; Dobbertin, Konrad ; Kulkarni-Rajasekhara, Sheetal ; Beilstein-Wedel, Erin ; Andresen, Elena M.
Horner-Johnson, Willi ; Dobbertin, Konrad ; Kulkarni-Rajasekhara, Sheetal ; Beilstein-Wedel, Erin ; Andresen, Elena M. Less -
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Introduction

Increasing numbers of US residents rely on informal caregiving from friends and family members. Caregiving can have substantial health and financial impacts on caregivers. This study addressed whether those impacts include adverse nutritional states. Specifically, we examined household food insecurity, individual hunger, and obesity among caregivers compared with noncaregivers.

Methods

We analyzed 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from Oregon. The Caregiving Module was administered to a random subset of 2,872 respondents. Module respondents included 2,278 noncaregivers and 594 caregivers providing care or assistance to a friend or family member with a health problem or disability. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess associations between caregiving status and each of our dependent variables.

Results

Caregivers had significantly greater odds of reporting household food insecurity (odds ratio [OR] = 2.10, P = .003) and personal hunger (OR = 2.89, P = .002), even after controlling for income and other correlates of food insecurity. There were no significant differences in obesity between caregivers and noncaregivers.

Conclusion

Caregiving is associated with increased risk of food insecurity and hunger in Oregon, suggesting that careful attention to the nutritional profile of households with family caregivers is needed in this population.


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Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Caregivers Disabled Persons Female Food Supply Health Status Healthy People Programs Humans Hunger Income Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Nutritional Status Obesity Outcome Assessment, Health Care Residence Characteristics Self Report Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 12.
Pubmed ID:
26447547
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4599054
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
90DD0684/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States ; K12HS022981/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States ; U59DD00942/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States
90DD0684/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States ; K12HS022981/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States ; U59DD00942/DD/NCBDD CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
Oregon
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:c2f9db6f86e166c30de4ab7fe1f7e1fc05c1e71702369c7a8962628abfa3c47a
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35211/cdc_35211_DS1.pdf
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