Associations Between Social Risks and Primary Care Utilization Among Medically Complex Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social risks contribute to poor health outcomes, especially for patients with complex medical needs. These same risks may impact access to primary care services.

Objective

To study associations between social risks and primary care utilization among patients with medical complexity.

Design

Prospective cohort study of respondents to a 2018 mailed survey, followed up to 2 years after survey completion.

Participants

Nationally representative sample of 10,000 primary care patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, with high (≥ 75th percentile) 1-year risk of hospitalization or death.

Main measures

Survey-based exposures were low social support, no family member/friend involved in health care, unemployment, transportation problem, fo

SUBMITTER: Rao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682359 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature