Social determinants of health: modeling and targeting patient propensity to attend pain clinic appointments

Daniel J. Brosius, Rahul Chaturvedi, Michael H. Andreae, Robert S. White, Lisa R. Witkin, Singh Nair, Naum Shaparin

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Abstract

Aim: We sought to investigate the impact of social determinants of health on pain clinic attendance. Materials & methods: Retrospective data were collected from the Pain Center at Montefiore Medical Center from 2016 to 2020 and analyzed with multivariable logistic regression. Results: African-Americans were less likely to attend appointments compared with White patients (odds ratio [OR]: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.70-0.77; p < 0.001). Males had decreased attendance compared with females (OR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.87-0.92; p < 0.001). Compared with commercial, those with Medicaid (OR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.66-0.72; p < 0.001) and Medicare (OR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.73-0.80; p < 0.001) insurance had decreased attendance. Conclusion: Significant disparities exist in pain clinic attendance based upon social determinants of health including race, gender and insurance type.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)151-159
Number of pages9
JournalPain Management
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2023

Keywords

  • access to care
  • adherence
  • chronic pain
  • clinic appointments
  • healthcare disparities
  • social determinants of health

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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