Mental and substance use disorders and food insecurity among homeless adults participating in the At Home/Chez Soi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined how food insecurity changes over time when living with severe mental disorders or substance use disorders. This study identifies food insecurity trajectories of homeless adults participating in a trial of a housing intervention and examines whether receiving the intervention and having specific mental and substance disorders predict food insecurity trajectories.

Materials and methods

We studied 520 participants in the Toronto site of the At Home/Chez-Soi project. Food insecurity data were collected at seven times during a follow-up period of up to 5.5 years. Mental and substance use disorders were assessed at baseline. Food insecurity trajectories were identified using group based-trajectory modeling. Multinomial logistic regression was u

SUBMITTER: Lachaud J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7179857 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature