2014
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3663
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Validity of a Single Item Food Security Questionnaire in Arctic Canada

Abstract: WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Food insecurity is best measured by comprehensive assessments. However, rapid assessments can be useful in certain circumstances, but their validity is not characterized. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Rapid assessment of food insecurity is feasible among Inuit adults and children. abstract OBJECTIVES: Assess sensitivity and specificity of each of the 18 US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Scale Module (HFSSM) questionnaire items to determine whether a rapid assessme… Show more

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“…Such items may be an appropriate focus of screening for rapid assessment in cases where more detailed studies are impossible (cf. Urke et al, 2014). Although the results of this study suggest that food security module items that refer to country food may create problems of underlying construct validity, it is clear that such modules are effective in assessing access to store food, as confirmed by other research (Egeland et al, 2011;Huet et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussion: Food Security In a Mixed Economysupporting
confidence: 65%
“…Such items may be an appropriate focus of screening for rapid assessment in cases where more detailed studies are impossible (cf. Urke et al, 2014). Although the results of this study suggest that food security module items that refer to country food may create problems of underlying construct validity, it is clear that such modules are effective in assessing access to store food, as confirmed by other research (Egeland et al, 2011;Huet et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussion: Food Security In a Mixed Economysupporting
confidence: 65%
“…Three screening questions were identified (see Table 1) that originated from the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (15). Single-and 2-item versions of these questions have been validated in several studies (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). As per providers' feedback during the focus group, the period of inquiry assessed by the screening questions was adjusted from 12 months to 3 months.…”
Section: Phase 1: Selecting Adapting and Piloting The Food Insecuritmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This item is similar to other single and 2-item screener questions validated in diverse and low-income samples (e.g., “Within the past 12 months we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more”) which have demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity when compared with the 18 item USDA measure [22,30]. …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…In the U.S., food insecurity is often measured by an 18-item USDA measure [5]. While this measure is comprehensive and appropriate for surveillance, it has high participant burden, particularly for large community surveys [22]. As an alternative, other metrics have focused on single dimensions of poor food access – for example, psychological concerns about food access [9,12], food insufficiency [6,23] or food hardship, which occurs when households have inconsistent financial resources to buy food [24,25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%