Social Risk and Acute Health Care Utilization Among Insured Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Millions of Americans are impacted by adverse social risk factors such as financial strain, housing instability, and food insecurity. A better understanding of if and how these factors are associated with acute care utilization is needed.

Objective

To examine the association between exposure to social risk factors and emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations among a sample of insured adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used US health data from a national initiative that employed a multistage, stratified sampling framework across 8 regional markets of an integrated health care delivery system. Eligible participants were insured adults who responded to health surveys. Population-based samples were taken proportionate to th

SUBMITTER: Clennin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11962667 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature