Food insecurity screening in primary care: Patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic by encounter modality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Screening for food insecurity in clinical settings is recommended, but implementation varies widely. This study evaluated the prevalence of screening for food insecurity and other social risks in telehealth versus in-person encounters during the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in screening before versus after widespread COVID vaccine availability.

Methods

These cross-sectional analyses used electronic health record (EHR) and ancillary clinic data from a national network of 400+ community health centers with a shared EHR. Food insecurity screening was characterized in 2022 in a sample of 275,465 first encounters for routine primary care at any network clinic during March 11, 2020-December 31, 2021. An adjusted multivariate multi-level probit model estimated screen

SUBMITTER: Nguyen CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature