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Food worry and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background
There is limited and inconsistent literature examining the relationship between food worry and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the association between food worry and mental health among community dwelling Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
Adults age 16 years and older completed an anonymous online questionnaire between April 1, 2020 and November 30 2020. Measures of pre-pandemic and current food worry, depression (PHQ-2), anxiety (GAD-2), and sociodemographic variables were included. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine the association between food worry and symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Results
In total, 1605 participants were included in analyses. Worry about affording food was reported by 320 (14.78%) participants. In models adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, compared with people without food worry, participants who had food worry were 2.07 times more likely to report anxiety symptoms (aOR 2.07, 95% CI: 1.43 – 2.98,
p
< .001) and were 1.9 times more likely to report depressive symptoms (aOR 1.89, 95% CI: 1.39–2.57,
p
< .0001). Lower income, lower education, and pre-existing mental health conditions were significant predictors of symptoms of depression. Female gender, younger age, lower education, lower income, and pre-existing mental health condition were significant predictors of anxiety symptoms.
Conclusion
Our study highlights the relationship between food worry and poor mental health. Policy supports such as improved income supports, clinical implications such as screening for food worry in primary care, referral to emergency food programs and support with meal planning may help mitigate mental health symptoms during the current pandemic, during future societal recovery from this pandemic and during future pandemics.
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Indigenous Strength: Braiding Culture, Ceremony and Community as a response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of urban Indigenous Peoples. We sought to examine innovations and changes in service delivery by Indigenous service providers in the community who are addressing community needs based on an Indigenous worldview. Basic Procedures: The research was a collaboration between an academic team, an Indigenous research associate, and an Indigenous oversight committee. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted with Indigenous service organizations, non-Indigenous organizations with Indigenous programming, Indigenous volunteer-based organizations and Indigenous volunteers. Participants were recruited based on having mandates that focussed on mental and emotional wellbeing, education, chronic health conditions, women and children and Indigenous cultural needs. Major Findings: Health inequities for urban Indigenous Peoples were compounded during the pandemic. The lack of local infrastructure contributed to increased volunteerism to deliver and improve access to services. Service interruptions and access barriers triggered innovative programming and a strengths-based response with activities embedded on the land, braided with language, ceremony and culture. Unmet community service needs and capacity development priorities were identified. Conclusions: Access to land, infrastructure and cultural programming is key to wholistic health for the urban Indigenous community. Despite continued inequities, the urban-based Indigenous response exemplifies the strengths-based approaches that helped to address pandemic impacts and demonstrated how Indigenous ways of knowing build strength and foster innovative program adaptations based on culture, ceremony and creating space for community.
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