Unmet Social Health Needs as a Driver of Inequitable Outcomes After Surgery: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type.

Background

Although inequities in surgical care and outcomes based on race, ethnicity, and insurance have been well documented for decades, underlying drivers remain poorly understood.

Methods

We used the 2008-2018 National Health Interview Survey to identify adults age 18 years and older who reported surgery in the past year. Outcomes included poor health status (self-reported), socioeconomic status (income, education, employment), and unmet social health needs (food, housing, transportation). We used logistic regression models to progressively adjust for the impact of patient demographics, socioeconomic status

SUBMITTER: Taylor KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10122453 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature