Patterns of Social Needs Predict Quality-of-Life and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes in Patients from a Large Hospital System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unmet social needs (SNs) often coexist in distinct patterns within specific population subgroups, yet these patterns are understudied.

Objective

To identify patterns of social needs (PSNs) and characterize their associations with health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) and healthcare utilization (HCU).

Design

Observational study using data on SNs screening, HRQoL (i.e., low mental and physical health), and 90-day HCU (i.e., emergency visits and hospital admission). Among patients with any SNs, latent class analysis was conducted to identify unique PSNs. For all patients and by race and age subgroups, compared with no SNs, we calculated the risks of poor HRQoL and time to first HCU following SNs screening for each PSN.

Patients

Adult patients undergoin

SUBMITTER: Zeng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306718 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature