Social Determinants Of Health
Outreach program decreases health care resource use among children with asthma
A community outreach program decreased health care resource use among children with high-risk asthma in Tennessee by targeting specific barriers to care, according to a report published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Social determinants of health play ‘an important role’ in end-of-life pain strategies
Patients with gastrointestinal cancers face ongoing racial/ethnicity-based disparities in end-of-life pain management, specifically in terms of access to and utilization of opioids, study results showed.
Lupus outcomes worse among patients experiencing economic insecurity
Economic insecurities are “highly prevalent” among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, and those with more insecurities demonstrate worse self-reported outcomes regardless of poverty or education, according to data.
Q&A: AI identifies most patients with social determinants of health in electronic records
Artificial intelligence models effectively identified patients with adverse social determinants of health within electronic health records, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine.
Screening for health-related social needs should be 'integral' part of cancer care
Social determinants of health have become a key component of oncology research, providing insights into how factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sexual or gender identity influence cancer incidence or outcomes.
‘More accessible’ hybrid cardiac rehab program yields outcomes similar to in-person visits
Adults referred to cardiac rehabilitation derived similar benefits regardless of whether they attended in-person sessions or a hybrid program with phone calls and text messages to support home rehab, researchers reported.
Collaboration, technology may combat persistent disparities in asthma care
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Although disparities remain in asthma care, innovative strategies may close these gaps, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.
Removing race from heart disease risk calculator does not impact ASCVD prediction
Modeling data suggest using race stratification in pooled cohort equation risk calculators does not change a person’s risk for developing atherosclerotic CVD, whereas adding social determinants of health did not improve model performance.
Point-of-diagnosis HCV treatment model yields 95% SVR at 12 weeks among marginalized group
A test-and-treat model for hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users and people experiencing homelessness resulted in high levels of treatment initiation, completion and cure, and may expand care access to marginalized groups.
Studies ‘urgently needed’ to understand social factors in blood cancer disparities
Social determinants of health for children and young adults with leukemia and lymphoma must be researched as much as the diseases themselves to improve care, according to a presenter at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.