The Impact of Neighborhood and Socioeconomic Disparities on Distal Radius Fracture Follow-Up Adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aims of this retrospective cohort study were (1) to assess whether the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a novel neighborhood-level socioeconomic disparities metric, is associated with follow-up nonadherence, and (2) to determine the individual-level socioeconomic factors associated with follow-up nonadherence after treatment of distal radius fractures (DRFs).

Methods

The authors included all patients who underwent nonoperative or operative management of DRFs at an academic level I trauma center between 2019 and 2021. A manual chart review was performed to collect data on ADI, sociodemographic factors, injury characteristics, conservative and surgical interventions, and health care utilization.

Results

There was a significant weak negative Spearman-ranked c

SUBMITTER: Moura SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11584260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature