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Term Description

The Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale (ACAFSS) is a highly sensitive, specific, and valid scale for detecting severity levels of Food Insecurity (FI) among adults and children in household. The ACAFSS is recommended as a stand-alone scale or a follow-up scale after households with children screen positive for FI risk. The ACAFSS is also recommended for planning interventions and evaluating their effects not only on the binary categories of food security and FI, but also on changes in levels of severity, especially when rapid decision making is crucial.

Reference Information

TypeSourceReference
CitationChildren's HealthWatchCopyright © 2023 Children's HealthWatchDevelopment and Validation of an Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale for Use in Clinical and Research Settings in the United States Poblacion, Ana et al. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Volume 123, Issue 10, S89 - S102.e4. https://childrenshealthwatch.org/development-and-validation-of-an-abbreviated-child-and-adult-food-security-scale-for-use-in-clinical-and-research-settings-in-the-united-states/

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINCNameR/O/CCardinalityExample UCUM Units
107617-3The Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale (ACAFSS)
Indent88123-5“The food that we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months?
Indent95248-1“We couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months?
Indent95249-9In the last 12 months, did you or other adults in the household ever cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food? (Yes/No)
IndentIndent95250-7(If yes to question 3) How often did this happen-almost every month, some months but not every month, or in only 1 or 2 months?
Indent95251-5In the last 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn’t enough money for food? (Yes/No)
Indent95252-3In the last 12 months, were you ever hungry, but didn’t eat, because there wasn’t enough money for food? (Yes/No)
Indent95257-2“We couldn’t feed our children a balanced meal, because we couldn’t afford that.” Was that often, sometimes, or never true for you in the last 12 months?
Indent95261-4In the last 12 months, were the children ever hungry but you just couldn’t afford more food? (Yes/No)
Indent107618-1Total score [ACAFSS]{score}

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale:-:RptPeriod:^Patient:-:ACAFSS
Long Common Name
Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale [ACAFSS]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale
    LP444234-1
    • Analyte
      Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale
      LP444234-1
      • Component Numerator
        Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale
        LP444234-1
        • Component Numerator Core
          Abbreviated Child and Adult Food Security Scale
          LP444234-1
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    -
    LP6769-6
  • Time
    RptPeriod
    LP190654-6
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    -
    LP7747-1
  • Method
    ACAFSS
    LP444236-6

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.SDOH
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.81
Last Updated
Version 2.81 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Order
Panel Type
Panel

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC GroupGroup Name
LG51306-5SDOH

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=107617-3
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/107617-3