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Food Insecurity: A Concept Analysis
Author(s) -
Schroeder Krista,
Smaldone Arlene
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12118
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , government (linguistics) , scopus , food insecurity , feeling , nursing , promotion (chess) , psychology , food security , environmental health , medline , medicine , social psychology , political science , agriculture , politics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , law , biology
Aim To report an analysis of the concept of food insecurity in order to (a) propose a theoretical model of food insecurity useful to nursing; and (b) discuss its implications for nursing practice, nursing research, and health promotion. Background A total of 48 million A mericans are food insecure. As food insecurity is associated with multiple negative health effects, nursing intervention is warranted. Design Concept analysis. Data sources A literature search was conducted in M ay 2014 in S copus and MEDLINE using the exploded term “food insecur*.” No year limit was placed. Government websites and popular media were searched to ensure a full understanding of the concept. Review Methods Iterative analysis, using the W alker and A vant method. Results Food insecurity is defined by uncertain ability or inability to procure food, inability to procure enough food, being unable to live a healthy life, and feeling unsatisfied. A proposed theoretical model of food insecurity, adapted from the S ocio‐ E cological M odel, identifies three layers of food insecurity (individual, community, society), with potential for nursing impact at each level. Conclusion Nurses must work to fight food insecurity. There exists a potential for nursing impact that is currently unrealized. Nursing impact can be guided by a new conceptual model, F ood I nsecurity W ithin the N ursing P aradigm.SchroederSmaldone