Association between patient-reported social and behavioral risks and health care costs in high-risk Veterans health administration patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social risks complicate patients' ability to manage their conditions and access healthcare, but their association with health expenditures is not well established. To identify patient-reported social risk, behavioral, and health factors associated with health expenditures in Veterans Affairs (VA) patients at high risk for hospitalization or death.

Data sources, study setting, and study design

Prospective cohort study among high-risk Veterans obtaining VA care. Patient-reported social risk, function, and other measures derived from a 2018 survey sent to 10,000 VA patients were linked to clinical and demographic characteristics extracted from VA data. Response-weighted generalized linear and marginalized two-part models were used to examine VA expenditures (total, ou

SUBMITTER: Maciejewski ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature