Food insecurity and geriatric hospitalization.

TitleFood insecurity and geriatric hospitalization.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2019
AuthorsBergmans, RS, Mezuk, B, Zivin, K
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume16
Issue13
PaginationE2294
ISSN Number1660-4601
KeywordsFood insecurity, Hospitalization, Risk Factors
Abstract

Food insecurity (FI) has been associated with hospitalization, although the pathways underlying this relationship are poorly understood, in part due to the potential for a bidirectional relationship. This study aimed to determine associations of FI with concurrent and future hospitalization among older adults; mediation by depression and; whether hospitalization increased risk of FI. Participants came from the 2012 and 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS; = 13,664). HRS is a prospective cohort representative of U.S. adults over the age of 50. Primary analyses included those who were not hospitalized in 2012 ( = 11,776). Not having enough money to buy necessary food or eating less than desired defined food insecurity. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form provided depression symptomology. Logistic and linear regression examined concurrent and longitudinal associations of FI in 2012 and 2014 with hospitalization in 2014. Path analysis tested mediation of FI with hospitalization frequency by depression symptomology. Finally, logistic regression examined whether hospitalization in 2012 was longitudinally associated with FI in 2014. FI was not associated with future hospitalization (odds ratio (OR) = 1.1; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.9-1.4), however; FI was associated with concurrent hospitalization status (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1-1.8). Depression symptomology explained 17.4% (95% CI = 2.8-32.0%) the association of FI with concurrent hospitalization frequency. Additionally, hospitalization was associated with becoming food insecure (OR = 1.5; 95% CI = 1.2-2.0). Findings may inform best practices for hospital discharge among older adults.

DOI10.3390/ijerph16132294
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Alternate JournalInt J Environ Res Public Health
Citation Key10138
PubMed ID31261648
PubMed Central IDPMC6651817
Grant ListT32 HD007014 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
T32 MH073553 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States