Addressing Unmet Basic Resource Needs as Part of Chronic Cardiometabolic Disease Management.

ABSTRACT:

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 informa

SUBMITTER: Berkowitz SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6020679 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature