Food Worry in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Food Worry in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1177/0033354920974666
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发表时间：
2020-12-09
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Kushalnagar, Poorna
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作者：
Engelman, Alina;Paludneviciene, Raylene;Kushalnagar, Poorna
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID）大流行凸显了聋人和听力障碍（DHH）人群中先前存在的健康差异，包括粮食不安全。我们研究了在COVID-19大流行期间与食物担忧相关的因素。MethodsWe收集了2020年4月17日至5月1日期间关于担心食物短缺，担心感染COVID-19以及担心DHH人呆在家里和孤独的调查数据，通过美国手语/英语双语在线调查平台。该样本由537名居住在美国的DHH成年人组成。我们研究了人口特征和食物担忧之间的关系。我们使用逻辑回归和模型拟合来预测的可能性经历的食物worry.ResultsThe平均（SD）年龄的调查受访者是47（16），和25%的样本确定为有色人种。42%的受访者对食物有高度的担忧。对感染COVID-19的担忧增加，以及对DHH年轻人或没有大学学位的人呆在家里感到孤独的担忧，预示着食物担忧。性别和种族/民族对食物担忧的模型没有贡献。结论食物担忧是由多个交叉因素解释的，包括人口统计学变量，对感染COVID-19的担忧和对孤独的担忧。卫生部服务组织实施的干预措施或计划以及政府计划，社会服务提供者和食品银行应该完全可以让没有大学学位的卫生部年轻人小组获得粮食不安全的风险。
ObjectiveThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic has highlighted preexisting health disparities, including food insecurity, in the deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) population. We examined factors associated with food worry during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe collected survey data on worry about food shortages, worry about contracting COVID-19, and concerns about DHH people staying home and being lonely from April 17 through May 1, 2020, via a bilingual American Sign Language/English online survey platform. The sample consisted of 537 DHH adults living in the United States. We examined the relationship between demographic characteristics and food worry. We used logistic regression and model fitting to predict the likelihood of experiencing food worry.ResultsThe mean (SD) age of survey respondents was 47 (16), and 25% of the sample identified as people of color. Forty-two percent of survey respondents had a high level of food worry. Increased worry about contracting COVID-19 and concerns about DHH people staying home and being lonely among DHH younger adults or those without a college degree predicted food worry. Gender and race/ethnicity did not contribute to the model for food worry.ConclusionsFood worry was explained by multiple, intersecting factors, including demographic variables, worry about contracting COVID-19, and concerns about loneliness. Interventions or programs implemented by DHH-serving organizations as well as government programs, social service providers, and food banks should be fully accessible to subgroups of DHH young adults without a college degree who are at risk for food insecurity.