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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2019

26.08.2019 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on O’Conor et al., Perceived Adequacy of Tangible Social Support and Associations with Health Outcomes Among Older Primary Care Patients

verfasst von: Carla Perissinotto, MD MHS

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 11/2019

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In 2014, the Institute of Medicine1 stated that it is imperative for health systems to include information on social and behavioral health in electronic medical records. In this issue, the article by O’Conor et al.2 highlights the importance of social and behavioral factors, focusing on the perceived adequacy of tangible support. They found that 1 in 6 community-dwelling older adults report unmet support needs that in turn are associated with greater urgent health care use and worse health status. This should alarm all of us working in health care and public health as we may be missing opportunities to impact large numbers of patients. Social health is health and as clinicians we need to understand this. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Capsule Commentary on O’Conor et al., Perceived Adequacy of Tangible Social Support and Associations with Health Outcomes Among Older Primary Care Patients
verfasst von
Carla Perissinotto, MD MHS
Publikationsdatum
26.08.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 11/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05294-y

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