Risk factors for patients with social determinants of health not to follow up with community-based organizations to which they have been referred

2026-03-03 emergency medicine Title + abstract only

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This study explores the influence of social determinants of health (SDOH) on follow-up behavior among patients referred to community-based organizations (CBOs) in the Emergency Department (ED) of Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center. A retrospective analysis was conducted on data collected from 342 patients who were screened for SDOH between February and July 2023. Descriptive statistics and Chi-squared tests were used to identify potential associations between demographic and social factors ...