Identifying Relative Changes in Social Risk Factors: An Analytic Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals often report concurrent social risk factors such as food insecurity, unstable housing, and transportation barriers. Comparing relative changes between pairs of social risk factors may identify those that are more resistant to change.

Objective

The objective of this study was to develop a method to describe relative changes in pairs of social risk factors.

Research design

This was a prospective cohort study.

Subjects

Participants in a randomized controlled trial of hypertension care in an Urban Indian Health Organization.

Measures

We measured 7 social risk factors (housing, transportation, food, clothing, health care, utilities, and debts) at enrollment, 6, and 12 months among 295 participants in the trial. We hypothesized that pair

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140194 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature