Social needs and healthcare utilization in NICU graduates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unplanned healthcare utilization after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge challenges families and healthcare systems. The impact of social needs on post-NICU healthcare utilization is underexplored. Our objective was to identify social needs among NICU graduates and examine associations between social needs and post-NICU healthcare utilization.

Study design

A prospective cohort design was used to screen for social needs and track healthcare utilization among 112 NICU graduates attending a NICU follow-up clinic (2021-2022). Associations between social needs and healthcare utilization were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests.

Results

Of 112 patients screened, 20 (18%) had some social need. Infants with social needs experienced statistica

SUBMITTER: Yama CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11606918 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature