SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIMORBIDITY

Lim, A; Benjasirisan, C; Liu, X; Ogungbe, O; Himmelfarb, CD; Davidson, P; Koirala, B

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIMORBIDITY

Lim, A Benjasirisan, C Liu, X Ogungbe, O Himmelfarb, CD Davidson, P

Koirala, B

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Citation:: Innovation in Aging, 2023, 7, (Suppl 1), pp. 961-961
Issue Date:: 2023-12-21

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dc.contributor.author	Lim, A
dc.contributor.author	Benjasirisan, C
dc.contributor.author	Liu, X
dc.contributor.author	Ogungbe, O
dc.contributor.author	Himmelfarb, CD
dc.contributor.author	Davidson, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-1534
dc.contributor.author	Koirala, B
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-15T05:55:56Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-15T05:55:56Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-21
dc.identifier.citation	Innovation in Aging, 2023, 7, (Suppl 1), pp. 961-961
dc.identifier.issn	2399-5300
dc.identifier.issn	2399-5300
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174484
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Multimorbidity is prevalent in older adults and is related to various adverse health outcomes, including high emergency department (ED) visits. Evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with many health outcomes, but the association between SDoH and ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity has received limited attention. This study aimed to examine the association between SDoH and ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 25,078 adults aged 50 years and older from the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. Multimorbidity was defined as the presence of two or more self-reported diseases among nine common chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, stroke, and cancer. The SDoH assessed included race, education, poverty, marital status, employment status, insurance status, and having a usual place for medical care. Participants’ mean (±SD) age was 68.06 (±10.16) years, and 55.13% were female. After adjusting for age, sex, and categories of comorbidities in the logistic regression model, high school or less education (AOR=1.14, 95%CI=1.05-1.24), poverty income ratio &lt; 1 (AOR=1.50, 95%CI=1.35-1.66), unmarried (AOR=1.23, 95%CI=1.15-1.32), and unemployment status (AOR=1.36, 95%CI=1.25-1.48) had higher odds of having 1 or more ED visits. Non-Hispanic Blacks had higher odds (AOR=1.28, 95%CI=1.18-1.40), while non-Hispanic Asians had lower odds (AOR=0.69, 95% CI=0.56-0.84) of 1 or more ED visits than non-Hispanic Whites. SDoH are associated with ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity; providers should consider SDoH in health-seeking behaviors and to promote health equity.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP)
dc.relation.ispartof	Innovation in Aging
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/geroni/igad104.3087
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.title	SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIMORBIDITY
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-15T05:55:54Z
pubs.issue	Suppl 1
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	7
utslib.citation.issue	Suppl 1

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Abstract Multimorbidity is prevalent in older adults and is related to various adverse health outcomes, including high emergency department (ED) visits. Evidence suggests that social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with many health outcomes, but the association between SDoH and ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity has received limited attention. This study aimed to examine the association between SDoH and ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 25,078 adults aged 50 years and older from the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey. Multimorbidity was defined as the presence of two or more self-reported diseases among nine common chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, stroke, and cancer. The SDoH assessed included race, education, poverty, marital status, employment status, insurance status, and having a usual place for medical care. Participants’ mean (±SD) age was 68.06 (±10.16) years, and 55.13% were female. After adjusting for age, sex, and categories of comorbidities in the logistic regression model, high school or less education (AOR=1.14, 95%CI=1.05-1.24), poverty income ratio < 1 (AOR=1.50, 95%CI=1.35-1.66), unmarried (AOR=1.23, 95%CI=1.15-1.32), and unemployment status (AOR=1.36, 95%CI=1.25-1.48) had higher odds of having 1 or more ED visits. Non-Hispanic Blacks had higher odds (AOR=1.28, 95%CI=1.18-1.40), while non-Hispanic Asians had lower odds (AOR=0.69, 95% CI=0.56-0.84) of 1 or more ED visits than non-Hispanic Whites. SDoH are associated with ED visits among older adults with multimorbidity; providers should consider SDoH in health-seeking behaviors and to promote health equity.

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