Tag: Economic Status
Financial Toxicity From Breast Cancer Treatment Is Common
More than 30 percent of patients in high-income countries incur financial toxicity
Clinic-Based Financial Coaching Offers Health Benefits to Infants
Lower rate of missed visits and fewer missed vaccinations seen by end of six-month preventive care visit period
Socioeconomic Position at Age 30 Predicts Later Mental Health Diagnosis
Associations strongest for substance misuse and schizophrenia spectrum disorder
Inequities Seen in Cancer Treatment Delay in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
Race and ethnicity, area-level social determinants of health linked to delayed or discontinued cancer treatment
Social Determinants of Health Affect Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer Mortality
When accounting for social determinants of health, Black men have significantly lower prostate cancer-specific mortality than White men
Reduced eGFR Linked to Increased Mortality in A-Fib
Moderately-to-severely decreased eGFR had significant effect on all-cause mortality specifically in those with low socioeconomic status
Rural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions
Financial Incentives Encourage Weight Loss in Low-Income Adults
Outcome-based and goal-directed financial incentives similarly effective
Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Insulin Pump Use Persist
Lower odds ratios seen for insulin pump use for Hispanic, Black, other race versus White; with lower education, lower household income
IBD Outcomes Improved With Financial Assistance Program
Among indigent patients, financial assistance program lessens likelihood of surgery
