Unfavorable social determinants of health are associated with higher burden of financial toxicity among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the US: findings from the National Health Interview Survey
Valero-Elizondo J, Javed Z, Khera R, Tano M, Dudum R, Acquah I, Hyder A, Andrieni J, Sharma G, Blaha M, Virani S, Blankstein R, Cainzos-Achirica M, Nasir K. Unfavorable social determinants of health are associated with higher burden of financial toxicity among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the US: findings from the National Health Interview Survey. Archives Of Public Health 2022, 80: 248. PMID: 36474300, PMCID: PMC9727868, DOI: 10.1186/s13690-022-00987-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFinancial toxicityEconomic stabilityNational Health Interview SurveyFood povertyCost-effective interventionHealth Interview SurveyCumulative social disadvantageMedical billsForegone careCost-related medicationComprehensive measureCardiovascular diseaseFinancial strainSocial determinantsInterview SurveyAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAge-stratified analysisNeighborhood conditionsDeterminantsSpecific social determinantsVulnerable groupsIncomeSDOH domainsHigh burdenHigher oddsMeasures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US
Wang SY, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Desai NR, Nasir K, Khera R. Measures of Financial Hardship From Health Care Expenses Among Families With a Member With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the US. JAMA Health Forum 2022, 3: e221962. PMID: 35977226, PMCID: PMC9308060, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancial hardshipFinancial burdenPocket medical expensesMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyHealth care expensesHigher incomePanel SurveyHealth careCare expensesFinancial consequencesHealth care costsForgone carePublic insuranceMedical billsSubstantial financial burdenMedical expensesIncomeDisparate measuresHardshipCare costsRepresentative surveySubjective measuresComprehensive frameworkExpenseInsurance