Health-Related Social Needs Facing Youth with NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of health-related social needs among youth with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods

Retrospective review of prospectively administered health-related social needs questionnaires from Steatohepatitis Clinics.

Results

Patients with NAFLD (n=271) were predominantly male (72%), and non-Hispanic (68%). The most common unmet need was food insecurity (13%, n=36). Families who endorsed food insecurity at the first visit were 27-fold more likely to have unmet health-related social needs persist at subsequent visits than those who were food-secure at their first visit (95% CI: 6.7-111).

Conclusion

Screening for social, economic, and environmental needs may identify previously unrecognized

SUBMITTER: Orkin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9191845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature