Article Impact Level: HIGH Data Quality: STRONG Summary of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81(14), 1368–1385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.042 Dr. Eric Brandt et al.
Points
- Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact cardiovascular health and outcomes.
- Economic stability, education, health care access and quality, social and community context, and neighborhood and built environment are the five domains of SDOH.
- Addressing SDOH is crucial for achieving equity in cardiovascular care.
- Clinicians and health care systems can assess and address SDOH to improve cardiovascular care and outcomes.
- Interventions targeted at SDOH can potentially reduce health disparities and enhance equity in cardiovascular care.
Summary
This state-of-the-art review highlights the significance of social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on cardiovascular health, care, and outcomes. SDOH encompasses various social conditions such as economic stability, education, health care access and quality, social and community context, and neighborhood and built environment. The review emphasizes that recognizing and addressing SDOH is crucial for achieving equity in cardiovascular care.
The review examines each domain of SDOH and discusses how clinicians and healthcare systems can assess and address them. The strategies provided can aid clinicians in identifying patients who are at risk of poor cardiovascular health outcomes due to SDOH. Furthermore, healthcare systems can implement effective interventions to address these SDOH domains.
Addressing SDOH is crucial in effectively managing cardiovascular disease, and its inclusion in clinical and health systems management will become increasingly common. This state-of-the-art review provides a comprehensive framework for clinicians and healthcare systems to identify, assess, and address SDOH to improve cardiovascular care and outcomes. The authors emphasize that interventions targeted at SDOH can potentially reduce health disparities, enhancing cardiovascular care equity.
Link to the article: https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.042
References Brandt, E. J., Tobb, K., Cambron, J. C., Ferdinand, K., Douglass, P., Nguyen, P. K., Vijayaraghavan, K., Islam, S., Thamman, R., Rahman, S., Pendyal, A., Sareen, N., Yong, C., Palaniappan, L., Ibebuogu, U., Tran, A., Bacong, A. M., Lundberg, G., & Watson, K. (2023). Assessing and addressing social determinants of cardiovascular health. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 81(14), 1368–1385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.042
