Racial and Educational Isolation are Associated with Worse Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sociodemographic factors influence outcomes in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). We predict an association between measures of social isolation and outcomes in infants with complex CHD. These measures, racial (RI) and educational (EI) isolation range from 0 to 1, with 0 being no isolation and 1 being fully isolated within a specific population.

Methods

We identified patients less than 1-year-old undergoing CHD surgery in North Carolina from 2008-2013. We used negative binomial and logistic regression models to assess the case-mix adjusted associations between RI and EI and length of stay, complications, mortality, and resource utilization. We quantified the association of race with these indices and outcomes.

Results

We included 1,217 infants un

SUBMITTER: Sooy-Mossey M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature