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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedTaylor KK, Neiman PU, Bonner S
Unmet social health needs as a driver of inequitable outcomes after surgery: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.
The objective of this study was to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Researchers used the National Health Interview Survey for 2008-2018 to identify adults aged 18 and older who reported surgery in the past year. The results indicated that unmet social health needs varied significantly by race, ethnicity, and insurance, and were independently associated with poor health among surgical populations.
AHRQ-funded; HS028672; HS027788.
Citation: Taylor KK, Neiman PU, Bonner S .
Unmet social health needs as a driver of inequitable outcomes after surgery: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.
Ann Surg 2023 Aug 1; 278(2):193-200. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005689.
Keywords: Social Determinants of Health, Surgery, Disparities, Outcomes
Mehta B, Szymonifka J, Dey S
Living in immigrant communities does not impact total knee arthroplasty outcomes: experience from a high-volume center in the United States.
The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of neighborhood immigrant proportion (IP) to preoperative and 2-year postoperative pain and function after elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Patients in a high-volume institutional TKA registry were analyzed retrospectively, and demographics, pre-op and 2-year post-op WOMAC pain and function scores, and addresses obtained. Patient-level variables were linked to Census Bureau tract data. Researchers conclude that patients living in high IP neighborhoods do not have worse pre-op or 2-year post-op pain and function outcomes after TKA compared to those living in lower IP neighborhoods.
AHRQ-funded; HS016075.
Citation: Mehta B, Szymonifka J, Dey S .
Living in immigrant communities does not impact total knee arthroplasty outcomes: experience from a high-volume center in the United States.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019 Feb 9;20(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2446-y..
Keywords: Arthritis, Outcomes, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Surgery
Leeds IL, Alimi Y, Hobson DR
Racial and socioeconomic differences manifest in process measure adherence for enhanced recovery after surgery pathway.
This study aims to demonstrate the association between recovery pathway implementation, process measures, and short-term surgical outcomes by population subgroup. It concluded that differences in outcomes by race and socioeconomic status did not arise following implementation of an enhanced recovery pathway. Differences in process measures by population subgroups highlight differences in care that require further investigation.
AHRQ-funded; HS024736; HS024547.
Citation: Leeds IL, Alimi Y, Hobson DR .
Racial and socioeconomic differences manifest in process measure adherence for enhanced recovery after surgery pathway.
Dis Colon Rectum 2017 Oct;60(10):1092-101. doi: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000000879.
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Keywords: Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Surgery, Outcomes, Adverse Events