title: Food insecurity, processes of care, and self-reported medication underuse in patients with type 2 diabetes: results from the California Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the independent association of food insecurity with processes of care and delays in filling prescriptions.
  
  
  METHODS
  2007 California Health Interview Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Associations of food insecurity with processes of care and delays in filling prescriptions were examined using multivariable logistic regression analyses adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, barriers to accessing care, and health status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed from adults currently receiving treatment for type 2 diabetes and who had seen a doctor in the prior 12 months (N = 3,401).
  
  
  RESULTS
  For diabetes patients currently receiving medical care, food insecurity was not associated with lower rates of performance of recommended processes of care, but it was associated with delays in filling prescriptions (aOR = 2.15, 95 percent CI 1.25, 3.71).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Food insecurity may increase delays in filling prescriptions in daily life, even though the performance of recommended processes of care in the clinic is not diminished.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92617, USA. jbillime@uci.edu.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Billimek
authors.forename: Dara H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sorkin
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012648:Self Care; D057566:Self Report; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents