Material Need Insecurities among People on Hemodialysis: Burden, Sociodemographic Risk Factors, and Associations with Substance Use.
Kathryn S TaylorTessa K NovickSydney R SantosYuling ChenOwen SmithNancy PerrinDeidra C CrewsPublished in: Kidney360 (2023)
Food insecurity, housing instability, and substance use were common among this sample of adults on hemodialysis. Younger adults on hemodialysis, particularly those living in residentially segregated jurisdictions, were at increased risk for food insecurity. Future research should examine whether material need insecurities perpetuate disparities in dialysis outcomes.