scholarly journals Relationships Between Housing and Food Insecurity, Frequent Mental Distress, and Insufficient Sleep Among Adults in 12 US States, 2009

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Rashid S. Njai ◽  
Kurt J. Greenlund ◽  
Daniel P. Chapman ◽  
Janet B. Croft
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Insufficient Sleep ◽  
Us States ◽  
Frequent Mental Distress

Social and Structural Determinants of Smoking Status and Quit Attempts Among Adults Living in 12 US States, 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermine Poghosyan ◽  
Erika L. Moen ◽  
Daniel Kim ◽  
Justin Manjourides ◽  
Mary E. Cooley
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Us States ◽  
Quit Attempts

Purpose: This study examined the relationships among intermediary determinants, structural determinants, and adult smoking status and quit attempts. Design: Secondary data analysis of cross-sectional data. Setting: Data come from the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Social Context module. A national, representative sample from 12 US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Utah). Participants: A total of 64 053 noninstitutionalized US adults aged ≥18 years. Measures: Smoking status and quit attempts were outcome variables. Individual-level structural determinants (age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, and employment status) and intermediary determinants (housing insecurity, food insecurity, health insurance, binge drinking, and general health mental health) from BRFSS. Analysis: Weighted multivariate, multinomial logistic regression. Results: Current smoking was greater among men, respondents aged between 35 to 64 and 55 to 64, adults who reported food insecurity, housing insecurity, frequent mental distress, binge drinking, and who were unemployed. Current smokers had higher odds of making quit attempts in the past 12 months if they were non-Hispanic Black, graduated college, and reported food and housing insecurity. Conclusion: Multifaceted smoking cessation interventions that address food and housing needs also incorporate screening for potential comorbidities such as mental distress and/or hazardous alcohol use and may be needed to enhance smoking cessation rates among racially diverse adults.

scholarly journals Immigration, Drinking, and Frequent Mental Distress

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-167
Author(s):  
Julius Ade ◽  
James E. Rohrer ◽  
Munira Merchant
Keyword(s):  
Mental Distress ◽  
Frequent Mental Distress

scholarly journals Food Insecurity and Associated Factors in Brazilian Undergraduates during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nutrients ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
Bruna Leal Lima Maciel ◽  
Clélia de Oliveira Lyra ◽  
Jéssica Raissa Carlos Gomes ◽  
Priscilla Moura Rolim ◽  
Bartira Mendes Gorgulho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Black Skin ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Socio Economic Variables

Undergraduates may face challenges to assure food security, related to economic and mental distress, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess food insecurity and its associated factors in undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2020 to February 2021 with 4775 undergraduates from all Brazilian regions. The questionnaire contained socio-economic variables, the validated Brazilian food insecurity scale, and the ESQUADA scale to assess diet quality. The median age of the students was 22.0 years, and 48.0% reported income decreasing with the pandemic. Food insecurity was present in 38.6% of the students, 4.5% with severe food insecurity and 7.7% moderate. Logistic regressions showed students with brown and black skin color/race presented the highest OR for food insecurity; both income and weight increase or reduction during the pandemic was also associated with a higher OR for food insecurity, and better diet quality was associated with decreased OR for food insecurity. Our study showed a considerable presence of food insecurity in undergraduates. Policy for this population must be directed to the most vulnerable: those with brown and black skin color/race, who changed income during the pandemic, and those presented with difficulties maintaining weight and with poor diet quality.

Gender and Frequent Mental Distress: Comparing Transgender and Non-Transgender Individuals' Self-Rated Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halley P. Crissman ◽  
Daphna Stroumsa ◽  
Emily K. Kobernik ◽  
Mitchell B. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Frequent Mental Distress

scholarly journals Effect of Inadequate Sleep on Frequent Mental Distress

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Blackwelder ◽  
Mikhail Hoskins ◽  
Larissa Huber
Keyword(s):  
Mental Distress ◽  
Frequent Mental Distress ◽  
Inadequate Sleep

scholarly journals A rapid assessment of migrant careworkers’ psychosocial status during Israel’s COVID-19 lockdown

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Hannink Attal ◽  
Ido Lurie ◽  
Yehuda Neumark
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Psychosocial Status ◽  
Household Food

Abstract Background Israel hosts nearly 70,000 migrant careworkers. Migrant careworkers work and live with populations extremely vulnerable to the novel Coronavirus, including the elderly and people with pre-existing physical conditions. This rapid assessment aimed to explore psychosocial status and mental wellbeing of migrant careworkers in Israel during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and determine risk and protective factors associated with mental distress, anxiety, and depression. Methods This quantitative study was conducted via an online survey. The online survey collected social and demographic data, including country of origin, residence, age, sex, and time in Israel. In addition, questions were asked about knowledge of COVID-19 guidelines, access to supplies, and COVID-related racism. Respondents also completed a psychosocial screening tools, the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 (HSCL-10), which was used to screen for depression and anxiety. Results As of May 3rd, 2020, 307 careworkers responded to the online survey, of whom 120 (39.1%) were found symptomatic using the HSCL-10. Separating the HSCL-10 into subscales, 28.0% were symptomatically anxious, and 38.1% were symptomatic for depression. In multivariate regression, emotional distress was associated with household food insecurity (OR: 5.85; p < 0.001), lack of confidence to care for oneself and employer during the pandemic (OR: 3.85; p < 0.001), poorer general health (OR: 2.98; p < 0.003), non-Philippine country of origin (OR: 2.83; p < 0.01), female sex (OR: 2.34; p < 0.04),, and inversely associated with age (p < 0.03). While 87.6% of careworkers reported having access to hand sanitization materials regularly, only 58.0% had regular access to a medical grade mask, and 21.5% reported household food insecurity. Moreover, 40.0% of careworkers claimed to lack confidence to care for themselves and their employer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions Migrant careworkers exhibited high levels of mental distress during the COVID-19 lockdown, associated with lack of confidence or resources to properly care for themselves and their employer. Guidelines and support programs specific to the carework sector, that respect their rights and guard their health, must be developed as part of a coordinated COVID-19 response.

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