A5011010589- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Homelessness and Social Issues
University of Calgary
2018-2024
Introduction The high cost of many healthy foods poses a challenge to maintaining optimal blood glucose levels for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are experiencing food insecurity, leading complications and excess acute care usage costs. Healthy prescription programmes may reduce insecurity support patients improve their diet quality, prevent avoid use. We will use hybrid-effectiveness design examine the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation maintenance (RE-AIM) incentive...
Introduction Low-income populations have poorer diet quality and lower psychosocial well-being than their higher-income counterparts. These inequities increase the burden of chronic disease in low-income populations. Farmers’ market subsidies may improve among In Canada, British Columbia (BC) Market Nutrition Coupon Programme (FMNCP) aims to dietary patterns health participants by providing coupons purchase healthy foods from farmers’ markets. This study will assess impact BC FMNCP on adults...
Abstract Objective: FoodRx is a 12-month healthy food prescription incentive program for people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and experiences of household insecurity. In this study, we aimed to explore potential users’ prospective acceptability (acceptability prior use) the design delivery identify factors influencing acceptability. Design: We used qualitative descriptive approach purposive sampling recruit individuals who were interested or uninterested in using incentive. Semi-structured...
ABSTRACT Objective: The British Columbia Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) provides low-income households with coupons valued at $21/week for 16 weeks to purchase healthy foods in farmers’ markets. Our objective was explore FMNCP participants’ experiences of accessing nutritious foods, and perceived program outcomes. Design: This study used qualitative description methodology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted participants during the 2019 market season. Directed...
Patients with hematologic malignancies receive palliative care (PC) less frequently and later than patients solid tumours. We compared survey responses of hematology oncology clinicians other to better understand their challenges providing primary PC or using secondary PC. Patients’ negative perceptions limited time competing priorities were for all clinicians. Compared clinicians, more perceived referral criteria as too restrictive (40% vs. 22%, p = 0.021) anticipated that integrating pc...
Despite the known benefits, healthcare systems struggle to provide early, integrated palliative care (PC) for advanced cancer patients. Understanding barriers providing PC from perspective of oncology clinicians is an important first step in improving care. A 33-item online survey was emailed all working with types Alberta, Canada, November 2017 January 2018. Questions were informed by Michie’s Theoretical Domains Framework and Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) queried (a) provision clinics, (b)...
88 Background: Despite known benefits, cancer care systems struggle to provide early, integrated palliative (PC). Previously, we identified barriers providing early PC as perceived by gastrointestinal oncology clinicians in Alberta, Canada (top barrier: time/competing priorities). Here, expand on the previous study better understand for working with all tumor groups across Alberta. Methods: A 33-item survey was emailed Alberta between November 2017 - January 2018. Questions were informed...
Abstract Background: The high cost of many healthy foods poses a significant challenge to the maintenance optimal blood glucose levels for adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who are experiencing food insecurity, leading complications and excess acute care usage costs. Subsidized prescription programs may help reduce insecurity by financially supporting patients improve their diet quality, prevent avoid use. This study will use hybrid effectiveness-implementation design examine reach,...
Food insecurity is inadequate or insecure access to food due financial constraints. Individuals experiencing tend have poorer diet quality compared their secure peers. Given the importance of maintaining healthful dietary patterns for optimal glycemic control, a considerable barrier managing type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Healthy prescription incentive programs aim reduce such barriers by providing incentives purchase healthy foods. The purpose this study conduct longitudinal qualitative shop-along...
Improving diet quality among low-income populations remains a public health priority. In Canada, the British Columbia (BC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) aims to improve of households by providing coupons purchase healthy foods from BC farmers' markets. This randomized controlled trial, conducted in 2019, examined impact FMNCP on adults. Low-income adults ≥18 years were group (n = 143) that received 16 weeks' worth valued at $21/week fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat,...
It is vital for individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) to adhere a healthy dietary pattern maintain optimal blood glucose levels and overall health. Increasing costs of foods, however, are barrier maintaining healthful patterns, particularly T2DM who experiencing food insecurity. Poor diet quality may result in difficulties levels, leading higher rates complications, increased acute care usage costs. Although the adverse impacts insecurity on well documented, effective strategies this among...