Food Insecurity Status and Health Care Utilization Among COPD Patients: A Retrospective Study
This study contributes to the growing body of research supporting the association of upstream social factors (food insecurity, homelessness, zip code) and downstream health outcomes (repeated emergency room visits), and how existing programs can be effectively utilized to impact downstream health outcomes such as health care utilization.
Authors
- Kristine Mendoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8350-5940)
- Caroline Etland
- Patricia Calero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-3357)
- Cynthia D. Connelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5726-5905)
Institutions
- University of San Diego (US)
- Sharp Grossmont Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Nursing Research
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459241274850
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85