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Sar BK. Refugee Family Health Brokers' (FHBs') Experiences with Health Care Providers: A Thematic Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:5381. [PMID: 37047995 PMCID: PMC10094286 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20075381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The resettlement and post-resettlement quality of life of refugees is often marred by chronic health/mental health conditions. To adequately care for refugees suffering these conditions, a promising strategy is the use of refugee Family Health Brokers (FHBs). FHBs are safe and trusted family members functioning as intermediaries between one's family and health care providers. Although FHBs are known to positively influence health care utilization in their families, little is known about them and this aspect of their family caregiving role and experiences, particularly with health care providers, necessitating further research. METHODS Fourteen Bhutanese and three Bosnian refugee FHBs participated in a 2-hr focus group discussing their experiences with health care providers after being surveyed about their FHB role. RESULTS Thematic analysis yielded five themes centered around perceptions, knowledge, communication, behavior, and responsibilities reflective of FHBs' experiences, which can be understood as symptoms of existing structural inequalities. CONCLUSIONS FHBs primarily conveyed problems, struggles, and dilemmas they experienced more so than rewarding aspects of being an FHB. Suggestions are provided on how to avert these negative experiences from occurring and becoming barriers to developing allyship with FHBs in the context of existing structural inequalities.
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- Bibhuti K Sar
- Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40208, USA
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Roth SE, Gronowski B, Jones KG, Smith RA, Smith SK, Vartanian KB, Wright BJ. Evaluation of an Integrated Intervention to Address Clinical Care and Social Needs Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:38-44. [PMID: 36864267 PMCID: PMC9980858 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07920-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Providence Diabetes Collective Impact Initiative (DCII) was designed to address the clinical challenges of type 2 diabetes and the social determinants of health (SDoH) challenges that exacerbate disease impact. OBJECTIVE We assessed the impact of the DCII, a multifaceted intervention approach to diabetes treatment that employed both clinical and SDoH strategies, on access to medical and social services. DESIGN The evaluation employed a cohort design and used an adjusted difference-in-difference model to compare treatment and control groups. PARTICIPANTS Our study population consisted of 1220 people (740 treatment, 480 control), aged 18-65 years old with a pre-existing type 2 diabetes diagnosis who visited one of the seven Providence clinics (three treatment and four control) in the tri-county area of Portland, Oregon, between August 2019 and November 2020. INTERVENTIONS The DCII threaded together clinical approaches such as outreach, standardized protocols, and diabetes self-management education and SDoH strategies including social needs screening, referral to a community resource desk, and social needs support (e.g., transportation) to create a comprehensive, multi-sector intervention. MAIN MEASURES Outcome measures included SDoH screens, diabetes education participation, HbA1c, blood pressure, and virtual and in-person primary care utilization, as well as inpatient and emergency department hospitalization. KEY RESULTS Compared to patients at the control clinics, patients at DCII clinics saw an increase in diabetes education (15.5%, p<0.001), were modestly more likely to receive SDoH screening (4.4%, p<0.087), and had an increase in the average number of virtual primary care visits of 0.35 per member, per year (p<0.001). No differences in HbA1c, blood pressure, or hospitalization were observed. CONCLUSIONS DCII participation was associated with improvements in diabetes education use, SDoH screening, and some measures of care utilization.
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- Sarah E Roth
- Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE), Providence St. Joseph Health, 5251 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR, 97213, USA.
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- Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE), Providence St. Joseph Health, 5251 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR, 97213, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE), Providence St. Joseph Health, 5251 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR, 97213, USA
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- Community Health Division, Providence Health and Services, Portland, OR, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE), Providence St. Joseph Health, 5251 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR, 97213, USA
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Saulsberry L, Gunter KE, O'Neal Y, Tanumihardjo J, Gauthier R, Chin MH, Peek ME. "Everything in One Place": Stakeholder Perceptions of Integrated Medical and Social Care for Diabetes Patients in Western Maryland. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:25-32. [PMID: 36864266 PMCID: PMC10043057 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07919-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with type 2 diabetes frequently have both medical- and health-related social needs that must be addressed for optimal disease management. Growing evidence suggests that intersectoral partnerships between health systems and community-based organizations may effectively support improved health outcomes for patients with diabetes. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe stakeholders' perceptions of the implementation factors associated with a diabetes management program, an intervention involving coordinated clinical and social services supports to address both medical- and health-related social needs. This intervention delivers proactive care alongside community partnerships, and leverages innovative financing mechanisms. DESIGN Qualitative study with semi-structured interviews. PARTICIPANTS Study participants included adults (18 years or older) who were patients with diabetes and essential staff (e.g., members of a diabetes care team, health care administrators) and leaders of community-based organizations. APPROACH We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to develop a semi-structured interview guide designed to elicit perspectives from patients and essential staff on their experiences within an outpatient center to support patients with chronic conditions (the CCR) as a part of an intervention to improve care for patients with diabetes. KEY RESULTS Interviews illuminated three key takeaways: (1) team-based care held an important role in promoting accountability across stakeholders motivating patient engagement and positive perceptions, (2) mission-driven alignment across the health care and community sectors was needed to synergize a broad range of efforts, and (3) global payment models allowing for flexible resource allocation can invaluably support the appropriate care being directed where it is needed the most whether medical or social services. CONCLUSIONS The views and experiences of patient and essential staff stakeholder groups reported here thematically according to CFIR domains may inform the development of other chronic disease interventions that address medical- and health-related social needs in additional settings.
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- Loren Saulsberry
- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, Chicago, IL, USA
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Aceves B, Gunn R, Pisciotta M, Razon N, Cottrell E, Hessler D, Gold R, Gottlieb LM. Social Care Recommendations in National Diabetes Treatment Guidelines. Curr Diab Rep 2022; 22:481-491. [PMID: 36040537 PMCID: PMC9424801 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-022-01490-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW An expanding body of research documents associations between socioeconomic circumstances and health outcomes, which has led health care institutions to invest in new activities to identify and address patients' social circumstances in the context of care delivery. Despite growing national investment in these "social care" initiatives, the extent to which social care activities are routinely incorporated into care for patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T2D), specifically, is unknown. We conducted a scoping review of existing T2D treatment and management guidelines to explore whether and how these guidelines incorporate recommendations that reflect social care practice categories. RECENT FINDINGS We applied search terms to locate all T2D treatment and management guidelines for adults published in the US from 1977 to 2021. The search captured 158 national guidelines. We subsequently applied the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine framework to search each guideline for recommendations related to five social care activities: Awareness, Adjustment, Assistance, Advocacy, and Alignment. The majority of guidelines (122; 77%) did not recommend any social care activities. The remainder (36; 23%) referred to one or more social care activities. In the guidelines that referred to at least one type of social care activity, adjustments to medical treatment based on social risk were most common [34/36 (94%)]. Recommended adjustments included decreasing medication costs to accommodate financial strain, changing literacy level or language of handouts, and providing virtual visits to accommodate transportation insecurity. Ensuring that practice guidelines more consistently reflect social care best practices may improve outcomes for patients living with T2D.
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- Benjamin Aceves
- Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
- School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- OCHIN, Inc., Portland, OR, USA
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
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- Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Chin MH. New Horizons-Addressing Healthcare Disparities in Endocrine Disease: Bias, Science, and Patient Care. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:e4887-e4902. [PMID: 33837415 PMCID: PMC8083316 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Unacceptable healthcare disparities in endocrine disease have persisted for decades, and 2021 presents a difficult evolving environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the gross structural inequities that drive health disparities, and antiracism demonstrations remind us that the struggle for human rights continues. Increased public awareness and discussion of disparities present an urgent opportunity to advance health equity. However, it is more complicated to change the behavior of individuals and reform systems because societies are polarized into different factions that increasingly believe, accept, and live different realities. To reduce health disparities, clinicians must (1) truly commit to advancing health equity and intentionally act to reduce health disparities; (2) create a culture of equity by looking inwards for personal bias and outwards for the systemic biases built into their everyday work processes; (3) implement practical individual, organizational, and community interventions that address the root causes of the disparities; and (4) consider their roles in addressing social determinants of health and influencing healthcare payment policy to advance health equity. To care for diverse populations in 2021, clinicians must have self-insight and true understanding of heterogeneous patients, knowledge of evidence-based interventions, ability to adapt messaging and approaches, and facility with systems change and advocacy. Advancing health equity requires both science and art; evidence-based roadmaps and stories that guide the journey to better outcomes, judgment that informs how to change the behavior of patients, providers, communities, organizations, and policymakers, and passion and a moral mission to serve humanity.
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- Marshall H Chin
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
- Corresponding author contact information: Marshall H. Chin, MD, MPH, University of Chicago, Section of General Internal Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC2007, Chicago, Illinois 60637 USA, (773) 702-4769 (telephone), (773) 834-2238 (fax), (e-mail)
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Spencer-Brown LEK, Brophy JE, Panzer PE, Hayes MA, Blitstein JL. Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record Referral Process to Enhance Participation in Evidence-Based Arthritis Interventions. Prev Chronic Dis 2021; 18:E46. [PMID: 33988498 PMCID: PMC8139456 DOI: 10.5888/pcd18.200484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES Effective community-based programs to manage arthritis exist, but many adults with arthritis are unaware that these programs are available in their communities. An electronic health record (EHR) referral intervention was designed to strengthen health care and community-based partnerships and increase participation in these arthritis programs. The intervention was developed in response to a national effort that aimed to enhance the health, wellness, and quality of life for people with arthritis by increasing the awareness and availability of, and participation in arthritis-appropriate evidence-based interventions. INTERVENTION APPROACH The National Recreation and Park Association recruited 4 park and recreation agencies and their health care partners to implement an EHR-based retrospective and point-of-care referral intervention. Eligible for referral were adults aged 45 or older with an arthritis condition who were seen by a physician within the past 18 months, and were living within the park and recreation service area. After health care organizations identified eligible adults, they either mailed communication packages describing the availability and benefits of the intervention and conducted phone calls to encourage arthritis-appropriate intervention participation or counseled and referred patients during an office visit. EVALUATION METHODS The pilot was assessed by using semi-structured interviews with key intervention staff members and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. RESULTS Our approach resulted in referrals for 3,660 people, 1,063 (29%) of whom participated in an intervention. Analysis of key informant interviews also highlighted the specific contextual factors, facilitators, and barriers that influenced the adaptation and overall implementation of the referral intervention. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH Our pilot demonstrates that successful coordination between health care organizations and community-based organizations can promote awareness of and participation in community-based programs. An understanding of the contextual factors and lessons learned can be used to inform processes that can lead to more effective and sustainable health care and community-based partnerships.
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- Lesha E K Spencer-Brown
- National Recreation and Park Association, Programs and Partnerships, Ashburn, Virginia.,Now with Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, District of Columbia.,Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201.
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- RTI International, Food, Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- RTI International, Food, Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- RTI International, Public Health Research Division, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.,Now with Insight Policy Research, Arlington, Virginia
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Lister J, Han L, Bellass S, Taylor J, Alderson SL, Doran T, Gilbody S, Hewitt C, Holt RIG, Jacobs R, Kitchen CEW, Prady SL, Radford J, Ride JR, Shiers D, Wang HI, Siddiqi N. Identifying determinants of diabetes risk and outcomes for people with severe mental illness: a mixed-methods study. HEALTH SERVICES AND DELIVERY RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.3310/hsdr09100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
People with severe mental illness experience poorer health outcomes than the general population. Diabetes contributes significantly to this health gap.
Objectives
The objectives were to identify the determinants of diabetes and to explore variation in diabetes outcomes for people with severe mental illness.
Design
Under a social inequalities framework, a concurrent mixed-methods design combined analysis of linked primary care records with qualitative interviews.
Setting
The quantitative study was carried out in general practices in England (2000–16). The qualitative study was a community study (undertaken in the North West and in Yorkshire and the Humber).
Participants
The quantitative study used the longitudinal health records of 32,781 people with severe mental illness (a subset of 3448 people had diabetes) and 9551 ‘controls’ (with diabetes but no severe mental illness), matched on age, sex and practice, from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (GOLD version). The qualitative study participants comprised 39 adults with diabetes and severe mental illness, nine family members and 30 health-care staff.
Data sources
The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (GOLD) individual patient data were linked to Hospital Episode Statistics, Office for National Statistics mortality data and the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Results
People with severe mental illness were more likely to have diabetes if they were taking atypical antipsychotics, were living in areas of social deprivation, or were of Asian or black ethnicity. A substantial minority developed diabetes prior to severe mental illness. Compared with people with diabetes alone, people with both severe mental illness and diabetes received more frequent physical checks, maintained tighter glycaemic and blood pressure control, and had fewer recorded physical comorbidities and elective admissions, on average. However, they had more emergency admissions (incidence rate ratio 1.14, 95% confidence interval 0.96 to 1.36) and a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality than people with diabetes but no severe mental illness (hazard ratio 1.89, 95% confidence interval 1.59 to 2.26). These paradoxical results may be explained by other findings. For example, people with severe mental illness and diabetes were more likely to live in socially deprived areas, which is associated with reduced frequency of health checks, poorer health outcomes and higher mortality risk. In interviews, participants frequently described prioritising their mental illness over their diabetes (e.g. tolerating antipsychotic side effects, despite awareness of harmful impacts on diabetes control) and feeling overwhelmed by competing treatment demands from multiple morbidities. Both service users and practitioners acknowledged misattributing physical symptoms to poor mental health (‘diagnostic overshadowing’).
Limitations
Data may not be nationally representative for all relevant covariates, and the completeness of recording varied across practices.
Conclusions
People with severe mental illness and diabetes experience poorer health outcomes than, and deficiencies in some aspects of health care compared with, people with diabetes alone.
Future work
These findings can inform the development of targeted interventions aimed at addressing inequalities in this population.
Study registration
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Central Portfolio Management System (37024); and ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03534921.
Funding
This project was funded by the NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme and will be published in full in Health Services and Delivery Research; Vol. 9, No. 10. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jennie Lister
- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK
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- Patient and public involvement representative, Keighley, UK
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- Centre for Health Policy, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Psychosis Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
- Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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Myrick JG, Hendryx M. Health information source use and trust among a vulnerable rural disparities population. J Rural Health 2021; 37:537-544. [PMID: 33666269 DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Because rural residents, particularly those near mining sites, are susceptible to numerous environmental health hazards, it is important to gain deeper insights into their use and trust of health information, which they may employ to help recognize symptoms, learn ways to reduce exposure, or find health care. METHODS We surveyed residents (N = 101) of rural Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia to assess predictors of health information source use and trust. A project manager administered face-to-face paper and pencil questionnaires assessing demographics, health status, smoking behavior, and health information use and source trust. Bivariate correlations and ordinary least squares regressions were used to analyze the data. FINDINGS The data suggest that rural individuals frequently use nurses, doctors, and websites to seek health information, whereas traditional media are often not their preferred channel for health information. Media sources were not found as trustworthy as interpersonal and medical health information sources. While only 13.0% of individuals in the sample said they ever turned to county or state health departments for health information, these sources were trusted more than any media source and more than friends. Moreover, living closer to active mining sites-meaning these individuals are at a higher risk of environmental health hazards-predicted even less use of traditional media and greater trust in peer sources. CONCLUSIONS Not all sources of health information are equally used or trusted by individuals from a rural disparities population. The findings have implications for health campaign message dissemination and intervention designs targeting individuals in rural Appalachia.
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- Jessica Gall Myrick
- Department of Media Studies, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Oribhabor GI, Nelson ML, Buchanan-Peart KAR, Cancarevic I. A Mother's Cry: A Race to Eliminate the Influence of Racial Disparities on Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Rates Among Black Women in America. Cureus 2020; 12:e9207. [PMID: 32685330 PMCID: PMC7366037 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Racial/ethnic disparities in maternal care exist, even as medicine continues to progress on several aspects, medical care continues to fail countless women each year, particularly minority women and women of color. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women experienced exponentially more pregnancy-related deaths. Recognizing factors that underlie disparities in pregnancy-related deaths and implementing preventive approaches to resolve them may mitigate racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related mortality. Future research on these disparities should focus on strategies for reducing racial/ethnic inequalities in pregnancy-related deaths, including improving access to high-quality preconception, maternity, and postpartum care for minority women, multi-ethnic education for physicians and healthcare providers in a bid to eliminate implicit biases, adequate funding, and improvement of healthcare facilities in minority areas, education of healthcare providers on variation in the incidence of some certain conditions in different ethnic groups so that care is patient-centered and culturally appropriate. All of these can be enforced through the community, healthcare facility, patient, family, physician, and system-level collaboration.
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- Geraldine I Oribhabor
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Thornton PL, Kumanyika SK, Gregg EW, Araneta MR, Baskin ML, Chin MH, Crespo CJ, de Groot M, Garcia DO, Haire-Joshu D, Heisler M, Hill-Briggs F, Ladapo JA, Lindberg NM, Manson SM, Marrero DG, Peek ME, Shields AE, Tate DF, Mangione CM. New research directions on disparities in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1461:5-24. [PMID: 31793006 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes disproportionately impact U.S. racial and ethnic minority communities and low-income populations. Improvements in implementing efficacious interventions to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes are underway (i.e., the National Diabetes Prevention Program), but challenges in effectively scaling-up successful interventions and reaching at-risk populations remain. In October 2017, the National Institutes of Health convened a workshop to understand how to (1) address socioeconomic and other environmental conditions that perpetuate disparities in the burden of obesity and type 2 diabetes; (2) design effective prevention and treatment strategies that are accessible, feasible, culturally relevant, and acceptable to diverse population groups; and (3) achieve sustainable health improvement approaches in communities with the greatest burden of these diseases. Common features of guiding frameworks to understand and address disparities and promote health equity were described. Promising research directions were identified in numerous areas, including study design, methodology, and core metrics; program implementation and scalability; the integration of medical care and social services; strategies to enhance patient empowerment; and understanding and addressing the impact of psychosocial stress on disease onset and progression in addition to factors that support resiliency and health.
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- Pamela L Thornton
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Oregon Health and Science University and Portland State University Joint School of Public Health, Portland, Oregon
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona
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- Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine and the Brown School, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Baltimore, Maryland
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Considerations for Identifying Social Needs in Health Care Systems: A Commentary on the Role of Predictive Models in Supporting a Comprehensive Social Needs Strategy. Med Care 2019; 57:661-666. [PMID: 31404012 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Johnson PJ, O’Brien M, Orionzi D, Trahan L, Rockwood T. Pilot of Community-Based Diabetes Self-Management Support for Patients at an Urban Primary Care Clinic. Diabetes Spectr 2019; 32:157-163. [PMID: 31168288 PMCID: PMC6528400 DOI: 10.2337/ds18-0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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- Pamela Jo Johnson
- Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Applied Research, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Applied Research, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Applied Research, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Significant racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United States. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as compared with white women. Growing research indicates that quality of health care, from preconception through postpartum care, may be a critical lever for improving outcomes for racial and ethnic minority women. This article reviews racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidities and mortality, underlying drivers of these disparities, and potential levers to reduce their occurrence.
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Tung EL, Gunter KE, Bergeron NQ, Lindau ST, Chin MH, Peek ME. Cross-Sector Collaboration in the High-Poverty Setting: Qualitative Results from a Community-Based Diabetes Intervention. Health Serv Res 2018; 53:3416-3436. [PMID: 29355934 PMCID: PMC6153162 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the motivations of stakeholders from diverse sectors who engaged in cross-sector collaboration with an academic medical center. DATA SOURCE Primary qualitative data (2014-2015) were collected from 22 organizations involved in a cross-sector diabetes intervention on the South Side of Chicago. STUDY DESIGN In-depth, semistructured interviews; participants included leaders from all stakeholder organization types (e.g., businesses, community development, faith-based) involved in the intervention. DATA COLLECTION METHODS Data were transcribed verbatim from audio and video recordings. Analysis was conducted using the constant comparison method, derived from grounded theory. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS All stakeholders described collaboration as an opportunity to promote community health in vulnerable populations. Among diverse motivations across organization types, stakeholders described collaboration as an opportunity for: financial support, brand enhancement, access to specialized skills or knowledge, professional networking, and health care system involvement in community-based efforts. Based on our findings, we propose a framework for implementing a working knowledge of stakeholder motivations to facilitate effective cross-sector collaboration. CONCLUSIONS We identified several factors that motivated collaboration across diverse sectors with health care systems to promote health in a high-poverty, urban setting. Understanding these motivations will be foundational to optimizing meaningful cross-sector collaboration and improving diabetes outcomes in the nation's most vulnerable communities.
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- Elizabeth L. Tung
- Section of General Internal MedicineChicago Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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- Section of General Internal MedicineChicago Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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- Section of General Internal MedicineChicago Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDepartment of Medicine‐GeriatricsChicago Center for Diabetes Translation Researchthe MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and the Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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- Section of General Internal MedicineChicago Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchMacLean Center for Clinical Medical EthicsUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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- Section of General Internal MedicineChicago Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchMacLean Center for Clinical Medical EthicsUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Multi-sector partnerships are broadly considered to be of value for diabetes prevention and management. The purpose of this article is to summarize academic and government collaborations focused on diabetes prevention and management. RECENT FINDINGS Using a narrative review approach, we identified 17 articles describing 10 academic and government partnerships for diabetes management and surveillance. Challenges and gaps in the literature include complexity of diabetes management vis a vis current healthcare infrastructure; a paucity of racial/ethnic diversity in translational efforts; and the time/effort needed to maintain strong relationships across partner institutions. Academic and government partnerships are of value for diabetes prevention and management activities. Acknowledgment that the key priorities of government programming are often costs and feasibility is critical for collaborations to be successful. Future translational efforts of diabetes prevention and management programs should focus on the following: (1) expansion of partnerships between academia and local health departments; (2) increased utilization of implementation science for enhanced and efficient implementation and dissemination; and (3) harnessing of technological advances for data analysis, patient communication, and report generation.
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- Stella S Yi
- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Ave VZN Suite 844, 8th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Division of Primary Care and Prevention, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Ave VZN Suite 844, 8th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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Harnessing Implementation Science to Increase the Impact of Health Equity Research. Med Care 2017; 55 Suppl 9 Suppl 2:S16-S23. [PMID: 28806362 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Health disparities are differences in health or health care between groups based on social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Disparity research often follows 3 steps: detecting (phase 1), understanding (phase 2), and reducing (phase 3), disparities. Although disparities have narrowed over time, many remain. OBJECTIVES We argue that implementation science could enhance disparities research by broadening the scope of phase 2 studies and offering rigorous methods to test disparity-reducing implementation strategies in phase 3 studies. METHODS We briefly review the focus of phase 2 and phase 3 disparities research. We then provide a decision tree and case examples to illustrate how implementation science frameworks and research designs could further enhance disparity research. RESULTS Most health disparities research emphasizes patient and provider factors as predominant mechanisms underlying disparities. Applying implementation science frameworks like the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research could help disparities research widen its scope in phase 2 studies and, in turn, develop broader disparities-reducing implementation strategies in phase 3 studies. Many phase 3 studies of disparity-reducing implementation strategies are similar to case studies, whose designs are not able to fully test causality. Implementation science research designs offer rigorous methods that could accelerate the pace at which equity is achieved in real-world practice. CONCLUSIONS Disparities can be considered a "special case" of implementation challenges-when evidence-based clinical interventions are delivered to, and received by, vulnerable populations at lower rates. Bringing together health disparities research and implementation science could advance equity more than either could achieve on their own.
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Howell EA, Zeitlin J. Improving hospital quality to reduce disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality. Semin Perinatol 2017; 41:266-272. [PMID: 28735811 PMCID: PMC5592149 DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Significant racial/ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality exist in the United States. Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as compared with white women. Growing research suggests that hospital quality may be a critical lever for improving outcomes and narrowing disparities. This overview reviews the evidence demonstrating that hospital quality is related to maternal mortality and morbidity, discusses the pathways through which these associations between quality and severe maternal morbidity generate disparities, and concludes with a discussion of possible levers for action to reduce disparities by improving hospital quality.
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- Elizabeth A Howell
- Department of Population Health Science & Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Hispanic Women in New York City: Investigation of Health Disparities. Obstet Gynecol 2017; 129:285-294. [PMID: 28079772 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate differences in severe maternal morbidity between Hispanic mothers and three major Hispanic subgroups compared with non-Hispanic white mothers and the extent to which differences in delivery hospitals may contribute to excess morbidity among Hispanic mothers. METHODS We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study using linked 2011-2013 New York City discharge and birth certificate data sets (n=353,773). Rates of severe maternal morbidity were calculated using a published algorithm based on diagnosis and procedure codes. Mixed-effects logistic regression with a random hospital-specific intercept was used to generate risk-standardized severe maternal morbidity rates for each hospital taking into consideration patient sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities. Differences in the distribution of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white deliveries were assessed among these hospitals in relation to their risk-adjusted morbidity. Sensitivity analyses were conducted after excluding isolated blood transfusion from the morbidity composite. RESULTS Severe maternal morbidity occurred in 4,541 deliveries and was higher among Hispanic than non-Hispanic white women (2.7% compared with 1.5%, P<.001); this rate was 2.9% among those who were Puerto Rican, 2.7% among those who were foreign-born Dominican, and 3.3% among those who were foreign-born Mexican. After adjustment for patient characteristics, the risk remained elevated for Hispanic women (odds ratio [OR] 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22-1.66) and for all three subgroups compared with non-Hispanic white women (P<.001). Risk for Hispanic women was attenuated in sensitivity analyses (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.02-1.33). Risk-standardized morbidity across hospitals varied sixfold. We estimate that Hispanic-non-Hispanic white differences in delivery location may contribute up to 37% of the ethnic disparity in severe maternal morbidity rates in New York City hospitals. CONCLUSION Hispanic compared with non-Hispanic white mothers are more likely to deliver at hospitals with higher risk-adjusted severe maternal morbidity rates and these differences in site of delivery may contribute to excess morbidity among Hispanic mothers. Our results suggest improving quality at the lowest performing hospitals could benefit both non-Hispanic white and Hispanic women and reduce ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity rates.
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Hyman I, Shakya Y, Jembere N, Gucciardi E, Vissandjée B. Provider- and patient-related determinants of diabetes self-management among recent immigrants: Implications for systemic change. CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN MEDECIN DE FAMILLE CANADIEN 2017; 63:e137-e144. [PMID: 28209706 PMCID: PMC5395412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine provider- and patient-related factors associated with diabetes self-management among recent immigrants. DESIGN Demographic and experiential data were collected using an international survey instrument and adapted to the Canadian context. The final questionnaire was pretested and translated into 4 languages: Mandarin, Tamil, Bengali, and Urdu. SETTING Toronto, Ont. PARTICIPANTS A total of 130 recent immigrants with a self-reported diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus who had resided in Canada for 10 years or less. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diabetes self-management practices (based on a composite of 5 diabetes self-management practices, and participants achieved a score for each adopted practice); and the quality of the provider-patient interaction (measured with a 5-point Likert-type scale that consisted of questions addressing participants' perceptions of discrimination and equitable care). RESULTS A total of 130 participants in this study were recent immigrants to Canada from 4 countries of origin-Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China. Two factors were significant in predicting diabetes self-management among recent immigrants: financial barriers, specifically, not having enough money to manage diabetes expenses (P = .0233), and the quality of the provider-patient relationship (P = .0016). Participants who did not have enough money to manage diabetes were 9% less likely to engage in self-management practices; and participants who rated the quality of their interactions with providers as poor were 16% less likely to engage in self-management practices. CONCLUSION Financial barriers can undermine effective diabetes self-management among recent immigrants. Ensuring that patients feel comfortable and respected and that they are treated in culturally sensitive ways is also critical to good diabetes self-management.
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- Ilene Hyman
- Consultant in Research and Evaluation and Adjunct Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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- Senior Research Scientist at Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services in Toronto
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- Data Analyst at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto
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- Associate Professor in the School of Nutrition at Ryerson University in Toronto
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- Full Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Montreal in Quebec
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Berkowitz SA, Hulberg AC, Standish S, Reznor G, Atlas SJ. Addressing Unmet Basic Resource Needs as Part of Chronic Cardiometabolic Disease Management. JAMA Intern Med 2017; 177:244-252. [PMID: 27942709 PMCID: PMC6020679 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.7691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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IMPORTANCE It is unclear if helping patients meet resource needs, such as difficulty affording food, housing, or medications, improves clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of the Health Leads program on improvement in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, respectively), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A difference-in-difference evaluation of the Health Leads program was conducted from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2015, at 3 academic primary care practices. Health Leads consists of screening for unmet needs at clinic visits, and offering those who screen positive to meet with an advocate to help obtain resources, or receive brief information provision. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Changes in SBP, DBP, LDL-C level, and HbA1c level. We compared those who screened positive for unmet basic needs (Health Leads group) with those who screened negative, using intention-to-treat, and, secondarily, between those who did and did not enroll in Health Leads, using linear mixed modeling, examining the period before and after screening. RESULTS A total of 5125 people were screened, using a standardized form, for unmet basic resource needs; 3351 screened negative and 1774 screened positive. For those who screened positive, the mean age was 57.6 years and 1811 (56%) were women. For those who screened negative, the mean age was 56.7 years and 909 (57%) were women. Of 5125 people screened, 1774 (35%) reported at least 1 unmet need, and 1021 (58%) of those enrolled in Health Leads. Median follow-up for those who screened positive and negative was 34 and 32 months, respectively. In unadjusted intention-to-treat analyses of 1998 participants with hypertension, the Health Leads group experienced greater reduction in SBP (differential change, -1.2; 95% CI, -2.1 to -0.4) and DBP (differential change, -1.0; 95% CI, -1.5 to -0.5). For 2281 individuals with an indication for LDL-C level lowering, results also favored the Health Leads group (differential change, -3.7; 95% CI -6.7 to -0.6). For 774 individuals with diabetes, the Health Leads group did not show HbA1c level improvement (differential change, -0.04%; 95% CI, -0.17% to 0.10%). Results adjusted for baseline demographic and clinical differences were not qualitatively different. Among those who enrolled in Health Leads program, there were greater BP and LDL-C level improvements than for those who declined (SBP differential change -2.6; 95% CI,-3.5 to -1.7; SBP differential change, -1.4; 95% CI, -1.9 to -0.9; LDL-C level differential change, -6.3; 95% CI, -9.7 to -2.8). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Screening for and attempting to address unmet basic resource needs in primary care was associated with modest improvements in blood pressure and lipid, but not blood glucose, levels.
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- Seth A Berkowitz
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston2Diabetes Population Health Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Conrad Z, Rehm CD, Wilde P, Mozaffarian D. Cardiometabolic Mortality by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation and Eligibility in the United States. Am J Public Health 2017; 107:466-474. [PMID: 28103061 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate total and cause-specific cardiometabolic mortality among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants, SNAP-eligible nonparticipants, and SNAP-ineligible individuals overall and by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and other characteristics. METHODS We performed a prospective study with nationally representative survey data from the National Health Interview Survey (2000-2009), merged with subsequent Public-Use Linked Mortality Files (2000-2011). We used survey-weighted Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age and gender to estimate hazard ratios of total and cause-specific cardiometabolic mortality for 499 741 US adults aged 25 years or older. RESULTS Over a mean of 6.8 years of follow-up (maximum 11.9 years), 39 293 deaths occurred, including 7408 heart disease, 2185 stroke, and 1376 diabetes deaths. Individuals participating in SNAP exhibited higher total and cardiovascular disease mortality, largely limited to non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks, than both SNAP-eligible nonparticipants and SNAP-ineligible individuals, and higher diabetes mortality across races/ethnicities (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Participants in SNAP require greater focus to understand and further address their poor health outcomes. Public Health Implications. Low-income Americans require even greater efforts to improve their health than they currently receive, and such efforts should be a priority for public health policymakers.
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- Zach Conrad
- All of the authors are with Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA. Colin D. Rehm is also with the Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- All of the authors are with Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA. Colin D. Rehm is also with the Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- All of the authors are with Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA. Colin D. Rehm is also with the Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- All of the authors are with Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, MA. Colin D. Rehm is also with the Office of Community and Population Health, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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Lachance LL, Friedman Milanovich AR, Garrity AN. Clinic and Community: The Road to Integration. Am J Prev Med 2016; 51:1072-1078. [PMID: 27866596 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There is growing recognition of the important role that social and environmental conditions play in health, and of the interaction needed between clinical providers and the broader community in which patients live, work, play, and manage their health. Through the Safety Net Enhancement Initiative, the Kresge Foundation funded demonstration projects in eight vulnerable communities to address health inequities and increase integration between clinical and community systems. METHODS In 2014, integration efforts in 2011-2013 were qualitatively analyzed within and between sites to identify common features. The series of steps taken by sites during the 3-year implementation period that were necessary to move toward integration were then analyzed. RESULTS Safety Net Enhancement Initiative sites increased capacities within clinics, including policy and practice changes that expanded the way "health" is defined by clinical providers and the implementation of onsite programs/services. Several sites changed clinic policies to support referral to community programs with partner organizations. Several sites also successfully changed local community policies and practices. Moving toward integration, mechanisms were created to link newly developed or identified community resources to the clinical system. CONCLUSIONS As an established system organized around disease treatment, not prevention, certain changes need to be made within the clinical system to prepare for integration. These changes require shifting perspectives, changing behaviors, and developing novel administrative models. Similarly, integration requires changes within and among community systems, including organizations, services, and residents. Ultimately, there is the need to find ways for these two very different environments to interact and coordinate.
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- Laurie L Lachance
- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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- University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Stevens CD, Schriger DL, Raffetto B, Davis AC, Zingmond D, Roby DH. Geographic clustering of diabetic lower-extremity amputations in low-income regions of California. Health Aff (Millwood) 2016; 33:1383-90. [PMID: 25092840 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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For patients suffering from diabetes and other chronic conditions, a large body of work demonstrates income-related disparities in access to coordinated preventive care. Much less is known about associations between poverty and consequential negative health outcomes. Few studies have assessed geographic patterns that link household incomes to major preventable complications of chronic diseases. Using statewide facility discharge data for California in 2009, we identified 7,973 lower-extremity amputations in 6,828 adults with diabetes. We mapped amputations based on residential ZIP codes and used data from the Census Bureau to produce corresponding maps of poverty rates. Comparisons of the maps show amputation "hot spots" in lower-income urban and rural regions of California. Prevalence-adjusted amputation rates varied tenfold between high-income and low-income regions. Our analysis does not support detailed causal inferences. However, our method for mapping complication hot spots using public data sources may help target interventions to the communities most in need.
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- Carl D Stevens
- Carl D. Stevens is a clinical professor in health sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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- David L. Schriger is a professor at the Center for Emergency Medicine, UCLA
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- Brian Raffetto is a physician resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles
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- Anna C. Davis is a PhD student in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA
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- David Zingmond is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
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- Dylan H. Roby is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, and director of health economics and evaluation research, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Improving the heart of patient transitions. Nursing 2016; 46:16-20. [PMID: 26910085 DOI: 10.1097/01.nurse.0000480613.31802.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Roy B, Stanojevich J, Stange P, Jiwani N, King R, Koo D. Development of the Community Health Improvement Navigator Database of Interventions. MMWR Suppl 2016; 65:1-9. [PMID: 26917110 DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.su6502a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the requirements for hospitals to achieve tax-exempt status include performing a triennial community health needs assessment and developing a plan to address identified needs. To address community health needs, multisector collaborative efforts to improve both health care and non-health care determinants of health outcomes have been the most effective and sustainable. In 2015, CDC released the Community Health Improvement Navigator to facilitate the development of these efforts. This report describes the development of the database of interventions included in the Community Health Improvement Navigator. The database of interventions allows the user to easily search for multisector, collaborative, evidence-based interventions to address the underlying causes of the greatest morbidity and mortality in the United States: tobacco use and exposure, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.
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- Brita Roy
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Addressing basic resource needs to improve primary care quality: a community collaboration programme. BMJ Qual Saf 2015; 25:164-72. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Kim MT, Kim KB, Huh B, Nguyen T, Han HR, Bone LR, Levine D. The Effect of a Community-Based Self-Help Intervention: Korean Americans With Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Prev Med 2015; 49:726-737. [PMID: 26184986 PMCID: PMC4615366 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Korean Americans are one of the most underserved ethnic/linguistic minority groups owing to cultural and institutional barriers; there is an urgent need for culturally competent diabetes management programs in the Korean American community for those with type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a community-based, culturally tailored, multimodal behavioral intervention program in an ethnic/linguistic minority group with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN An RCT with waitlist comparison based on the Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Constructs in Education/environmental Diagnosis and Evaluation (PRECEDE)-Policy, Regulatory, and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development (PROCEED) and self-help models. Data were collected between September 2010 and June 2013 and were analyzed in August-December 2014. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS In a naturally occurring community setting, a total of 250 Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes were randomized into an intervention group (n=120) or a control group (n=130). INTERVENTION The intervention consisted of key self-management skill-building activities through 12 hours of group education sessions, followed by integrated counseling and behavioral coaching by a team of RNs and community health workers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Primary (clinical) outcomes were hemoglobin A1c, glucose, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Secondary (psychosocial and behavioral) outcomes included diabetes-related quality of life, self-efficacy, adherence to diabetes management regimen, and health literacy. RESULTS During the 12-month project, the intervention group demonstrated 1.0%-1.3% (10.9-14.2 mmol/mol) reductions in hemoglobin A1c, whereas the control group achieved reductions of 0.5%-0.7% (5.5-7.7 mmol/mol). The differences between the two groups were statistically significant. The intervention group showed statistically significant improvement in diabetes-related self-efficacy and quality of life when compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS RN/community health worker teams equipped with culturally tailored training can be effective in helping an ethnic/linguistic minority group manage diabetes in the community.
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- Miyong T Kim
- School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
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- Korean Resource Center, Ellicott City, Maryland
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- School of Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Haw JS, Venkat Narayan KM, Ali MK. Quality improvement in diabetes-successful in achieving better care with hopes for prevention. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2015; 1353:138-51. [DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- School of Medicine
- Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Rollins School of Public Health; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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Peek ME, Ferguson MJ, Roberson TP, Chin MH. Putting theory into practice: a case study of diabetes-related behavioral change interventions on Chicago's South Side. Health Promot Pract 2015; 15:40S-50S. [PMID: 25359248 DOI: 10.1177/1524839914532292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Diabetes self-management is central to diabetes care overall, and much of self-management entails individual behavior change, particularly around dietary patterns and physical activity. Yet individual-level behavior change remains a challenge for many persons with diabetes, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities who disproportionately face barriers to diabetes-related behavioral changes. Through the South Side Diabetes Project, officially known as "Improving Diabetes Care and Outcomes on the South Side of Chicago," our team sought to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities among residents in the largely working-class African American communities that comprise Chicago's South Side. In this article, we describe several aspects of the South Side Diabetes Project that are directly linked to patient behavioral change, and discuss the theoretical frameworks we used to design and implement our programs. We also briefly discuss more downstream program elements (e.g., health systems change) that provide additional support for patient-level behavioral change.
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Chin MH, Goddu AP, Ferguson MJ, Peek ME. Expanding and sustaining integrated health care-community efforts to reduce diabetes disparities. Health Promot Pract 2015; 15:29S-39S. [PMID: 25359247 DOI: 10.1177/1524839914532649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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To reduce racial and ethnic disparities in diabetes care and outcomes, it is critical to integrate health care and community approaches. However, little work describes how to expand and sustain such partnerships and initiatives. We outline our experience creating and growing an initiative to improve diabetes care and outcomes in the predominantly African American South Side of Chicago. Our project involves patient education and activation, a quality improvement collaborative with six clinics, provider education, and community partnerships. We aligned our project with the needs and goals of community residents and organizations, the mission and strategic plan of our academic medical center, various strengths and resources in Chicago, and the changing health care marketplace. We use the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change conceptual model and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to elucidate how we expanded and sustained our project within a shifting environment. We recommend taking action to integrate health care with community projects, being inclusive, building partnerships, working with the media, and understanding vital historical, political, and economic contexts.
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Purnell JQ, Herrick C, Moreland-Russell S, Eyler AA. Outside the exam room: policies for connecting clinic to community in diabetes prevention and treatment. Prev Chronic Dis 2015; 12:E63. [PMID: 25950570 PMCID: PMC4436047 DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.140403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The public health burden and racial/ethnic, sex, and socioeconomic disparities in obesity and in diabetes require a population-level approach that goes beyond provision of high-quality clinical care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Commission to Build a Healthier America recommended 3 strategies for improving the nation’s health: 1) invest in the foundations of lifelong physical and mental well-being in our youngest children; 2) create communities that foster health-promoting behaviors; and 3) broaden health care to promote health outside the medical system. We present an overview of evidence supporting these approaches in the context of diabetes and suggest policies to increase investments in 1) adequate nutrition through breastfeeding and other supports in early childhood, 2) community and economic development that includes health-promoting features of the physical, food, and social environments, and 3) evidence-based interventions that reach beyond the clinical setting to enlist community members in diabetes prevention and management.
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- Jason Q Purnell
- Brown School, Washington University in St Louis, One Brookings Dr, St Louis, MO 63130.
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- Brown School, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Brown School, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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Barnard LS, Wexler DJ, DeWalt D, Berkowitz SA. Material need support interventions for diabetes prevention and control: a systematic review. Curr Diab Rep 2015; 15:574. [PMID: 25620406 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-014-0574-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Unmet material needs, such as food insecurity and housing instability, are associated with increased risk of diabetes and worse outcomes among diabetes patients. Healthcare delivery organizations are increasingly held accountable for health outcomes that may be related to these "social determinants," which are outside the scope of traditional medical intervention. This review summarizes the current literature regarding interventions that provide material support for income, food, housing, and other basic needs. In addition, we propose a conceptual model of the relationship between unmet needs and diabetes outcomes and provide recommendations for future interventional research.
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- Lily S Barnard
- Tufts University Biology and Community Health Programs, Medford, MA, USA
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Berkowitz SA, Meigs JB, DeWalt D, Seligman HK, Barnard LS, Bright OJM, Schow M, Atlas SJ, Wexler DJ. Material need insecurities, control of diabetes mellitus, and use of health care resources: results of the Measuring Economic Insecurity in Diabetes study. JAMA Intern Med 2015; 175:257-65. [PMID: 25545780 PMCID: PMC4484589 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Increasing access to care may be insufficient to improve the health of patients with diabetes mellitus and unmet basic needs (hereinafter referred to as material need insecurities). How specific material need insecurities relate to clinical outcomes and the use of health care resources in a setting of near-universal access to health care is unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the association of food insecurity, cost-related medication underuse, housing instability, and energy insecurity with control of diabetes mellitus and the use of health care resources. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional data were collected from June 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013, at 1 academic primary care clinic, 2 community health centers, and 1 specialty center for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in Massachusetts. A random sample of 411 patients, stratified by clinic, consisted of adults (aged ≥21 years) with diabetes mellitus (response rate, 62.3%). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The prespecified primary outcome was a composite indicator of poor diabetes control (hemoglobin A1c level, >9.0%; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, >100 mg/dL; or blood pressure, >140/90 mm Hg). Prespecified secondary outcomes included outpatient visits and a composite of emergency department (ED) visits and acute care hospitalizations (ED/inpatient visits). RESULTS Overall, 19.1% of respondents reported food insecurity; 27.6%, cost-related medication underuse; 10.7%, housing instability; 14.1%, energy insecurity; and 39.1%, at least 1 material need insecurity. Poor diabetes control was observed in 46.0% of respondents. In multivariable models, food insecurity was associated with a greater odds of poor diabetes control (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.97 [95% CI, 1.58-2.47]) and increased outpatient visits (adjusted incident rate ratio [IRR], 1.19 [95% CI, 1.05-1.36]) but not increased ED/inpatient visits (IRR, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.51-1.97]). Cost-related medication underuse was associated with poor diabetes control (OR, 1.91 [95% CI, 1.35-2.70]) and increased ED/inpatient visits (IRR, 1.68 [95% CI, 1.21-2.34]) but not outpatient visits (IRR, 1.07 [95% CI, 0.95-1.21]). Housing instability (IRR, 1.31 [95% CI, 1.14-1.51]) and energy insecurity (IRR, 1.12 [95% CI, 1.00-1.25]) were associated with increased outpatient visits but not with diabetes control (OR, 1.10 [95% CI, 0.60-2.02] and OR, 1.27 [95% CI, 0.96-1.69], respectively) or with ED/inpatient visits (IRR, 1.49 [95% CI, 0.81-2.73] and IRR, 1.31 [95% CI, 0.80-2.13], respectively). An increasing number of insecurities was associated with poor diabetes control (OR for each additional need, 1.39 [95% CI, 1.18-1.63]) and increased use of health care resources (IRR for outpatient visits, 1.09 [95% CI, 1.03-1.15]; IRR for ED/inpatient visits, 1.22 [95% CI, 0.99-1.51]). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Material need insecurities were common among patients with diabetes mellitus and had varying but generally adverse associations with diabetes control and the use of health care resources. Material need insecurities may be important targets for improving care of diabetes mellitus.
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- Seth A Berkowitz
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston2Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco6Center for Vulnerable Populations, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, California
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- currently an undergraduate in the Community Health Program, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts8currently an undergraduate in the Biology Program, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
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- currently an undergraduate in the Community Health Program, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
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- currently an undergraduate in the Community Health Program, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston3Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Rhoads KF. Capsule commentary on Anderson et al., quality of care and racial disparities in medicare among potential ACOs. J Gen Intern Med 2014; 29:1273. [PMID: 25002160 PMCID: PMC4139532 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2934-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kim F Rhoads
- Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive H3680F, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA,
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