Caregiver Preferences for Primary Care Clinic-Based Food Assistance: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatric providers screen families for food insecurity and connect them to appropriate resources. However, it is unclear how clinics can best provide families with resources consistent with their needs and preferences. In this study, we elicited caregiver preferences for clinic-based food assistance.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional discrete choice experiment in which caregivers at 2 pediatric primary care clinics were asked to choose between hypothetical food programs. Programs varied across 4 categories: 1) resources provided (eg, food delivery, food in clinic, assistance enrolling in benefits); 2) support staff providing resources (eg, social worker, community health worker, physician, or nurse); 3) outre

SUBMITTER: Vasan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11212506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature