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Showing 1 to 20 of 197 for “"Social determinants of health"”.
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Social Determinants of Health and Health Confidence
<p><strong>Purpose/Aims: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among social determinants of health (SDOH), select sociodemographics, and health confidence level in adults receiving care at an urgent care center.</p> <p><strong>Background/Rationale: </strong>To …
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Social determinants of health in patients with congenital rare disease
… orphan diseases represent a substantial public health challenge, yet population-level evidence describing how social determinants of health, institutional context, and patient experience shape outcomes remains limited. Although rare diseases are often framed primarily through genetic and …
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Inequalities in Social Determinants of Health in the Ontario Transgender Population
… everyday living conditions known to influence health outcomes – social determinants of health – differ between transgender Ontarians and the general Ontario population. Previously collected data on social determinants, demographics, health, and health care from trans (n=433) and non-trans …
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Social Determinants of Health Theory: Policy Entry Points for Healthcare Providers
… thesis examines a shifting paradigm in the U.S. healthcare system that will re-define the role that the healthcare provider plays in the production of health. It does this by first acknowledging two differing economic theories on the production of health: Human Capital Theory and Social …
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Social Determinants of Health and Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Canada
… (CRC) screening uptake may be associated with social determinants of health and could indicate potential barriers to health service access. The goal of this thesis was to evaluate the association of social determinants with CRC screening in screen-eligible adults. We used Andersen’s Behavioural …
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Improving Social Determinants of Health Provider Education: A Step Towards Health Equity
Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to promote education to providers regarding the impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) on health equity and to increase awareness of the importance of including SDOH questions in the intake of patients. This knowledge will help …
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Integrating Social Determinants of Health to Advance Understanding of Sickle Cell Disease Pain Outcomes
… Pain interference captures the functional impact of pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) and is shaped by clinical and social context. Evidence remains limited on how multilevel social determinants of health (SDOH), including area-level indices, relate to pain interference in adults with SCD. …
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Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Screening Tool at a Federally Qualified Health Center
Abstract Social determinants of health (SDOH) are social conditions, forces, and systems shaping individuals’ daily lives. Education, employment, income, safety, social support, and access to healthy food items and exercise are all social conditions that impact individual and community health …
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Expanding the Understanding of the Social Determinants of Health to Support Community Readiness for Change
<p>Addressing the Social Determinants of Health is critical if we truly want to achieve health equity. The World Health Organization's Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) recognized the need to broaden the understanding of these determinants among the general public to facilitate …
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The social determinants of health: an empirical analysis of ethnic and spatial inequalities in health.
This thesis consists of three self-contained research articles that empirically examine the ethnic and spatial patterning of health outcomes in England today. Health is defined here as a multidimensional concept encompassing physical and mental health and wellbeing, in line with the Public Health …
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Analysis of Social Determinants of Health in Justice-Involved Youth: Relevance in the Context of Poverty
… the significant relationship between the social determinants of health and poverty to target the needs of young offenders more effectively by referring youth to agencies and community-based services relevant for successful rehabilitation. The study reviewed 281 assessment files of young …
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A Quantitative Study of Social Capital Components, Self-Reported Health Status and Social Determinants of Health
… random sampling to collect data related to Social Capital (SC) and its components (trust and safety, reciprocity, civic engagement and collective action) and selected determinants of health variables in Niagara Region, Canada. Among the four components of social capital, trust and safety …
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Transforming SDOH Screening: Towards a General Framework for Transformer-based Prediction of Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) play a crucial role in healthcare outcomes, yet identifying them from unstructured patient data remains a challenge. This research explores the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) for automated SDOH identification from patient notes. We propose a general …
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Provider Mindfulness: Changing Implicit Bias And Improving Perinatal Health Outcomes For Patients With Adverse Social Determinants Of Health
… Changing Implicit Bias and Improving Perinatal Health Outcomes for Patients with Adverse Social Determinants of Health Purpose: Implicit bias is an unconscious prejudice or preexisting belief developed over time toward another group. It can influence provider judgement, treatment decisions and …
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Social determinants of health screening and referral program in an academic primary care clinic : a quality improvement project
Background: Screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) is critical to meeting the needs of patients and accounts for 30-55% of health outcomes. This indicates overall health is influenced by social factors in addition to healthcare and lifestyle. Screening and addressing SDOH allows …
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Evaluating the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in the Intensive Care Unit
Social determinants of health (SDOH) – the conditions in which people live, grow, and age – play a crucial role in a person’s health and well-being. There is a large, compelling body of evidence in population health studies indicating that a wide range of SDOH is strongly correlated with health …
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The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Medication Adherence Among Vulnerable Populations in West Tennessee
<p>Background: Social determinants of health (SDoH) are non-medical risk factors that play a major role in shaping outcomes and can contribute to health disparities. It is critical to understand the effects of multiple domains of SDoH and their associations with cardiometabolic disease outcomes, …
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Social determinants of health screening and referral follow up initiative : a quality improvement project in an academic primary care clinic
Background: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) refer to the circumstances present in the surroundings where individuals are born, reside, acquire knowledge, engage in employment, participate in leisure activities, practice religion, and grow old, which have an impact on a diverse array of …
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Knowledge to Action: Addressing the social determinants of health to promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing
… and Torres Strait Islander cultures are one of the oldest living cultures in the world with philosophies, knowledges and practices that sustained culture and people through great adversity. One of these philosophies is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, …
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Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Into a Screening Tool Using Machine Learning to Predict Lung Cancer Diagnosis Among High Risk Patients
This research aims to assess the impact of incorporating social determinants of health (SDoH) into prediction screening models for predicting lung cancer among high risk-patients. Lung cancer is typically diagnosed at a later stage when surival and health outcomes are poor. Screening guidelines are …
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