Food insecurity and mental health outcomes among homeless adults: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review summarises and synthesises the existing literature on the relationship between food insecurity (FS) and mental health conditions among adult individuals experiencing homelessness.

Design

Scoping review. Papers published between 1 January 2008 and 2 November 2018, searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and CINAHL, using homelessness, food security and mental health keywords.

Setting

Global evidence.

Participants

Homeless adults aged 18 years or more.

Results

Nine articles (eight cross-sectional and one longitudinal) were included in the present review. FS was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, the United States Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Survey Module, as

SUBMITTER: Loftus EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature