Adella Campbell

University of Technology Jamaica, Jamaica

Title: Changing nutritional care during crises

Abstract

The dual burden of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia conflict has weakened food systems globally, leaving several families at risk of hunger. Developing countries like Jamaica are particularly vulnerable to these economic shocks and health care personnel must therefore be aware of their effects on the nutritional health of patients, as well as whether nutritional advice should change, based on the changing nutritional health of patients. The objective of the study therefore, was to assess the status of family nutrition in Jamaica after COVID-19, and amid rising inflation. Households in high and low-income communities across all 14 parishes in Jamaica were randomly sampled to participate in this survey which assessed household food security status post-COVID-19. The results of this study highlighted that: 1) there were notable decreases in the consumption of all food types across households especially in low-income families 2) most decreases occurred with meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. 3) inadequate dietary quality was reported by 54% of all households; and 4) some form of hunger was reported by 67% of households in this study, with the majority reporting moderate-severe hunger. This study gives a timely reminder that nurses and other health professions must be cognizant of the underlying nutritional conditions in the homes of patients in their care especially during crises. If nurses are to promote healthy nutrition to prevent disease, assist patients to recover from illness and surgery, and teach patients how to optimally manage chronic illness with healthy food choices, then the prevailing nutritional circumstances of the household should be a central consideration in their advice.

Biography

Adella Campbell is a nurse/midwife, holds a BSc in Nursing Education (Hon.), a Certificate in Nursing Education (Hon.) and an MSc in Nursing Administration (distinction), all from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. She received a PhD in Nursing in 2013 from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Dr. Campbell is actively involved in research with completion of the most recent project in November 2022. She is Dean and Associate Professor, in the College of Health Sciences, University of Technology, Jamaica. She has authored peer reviewed journal articles, and a book on the Jamaican Public Health System.

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