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BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-022-01863-w
关键词
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) self-management; Social determinants of health (SDOH); Community health worker; Health related quality of life (HRQOL); Hospital readmission
资金
- Boston University Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS)
- National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health [T35HL139444]
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service
This study examines the impact of a nurse practitioner/community health worker intervention on patients with COPD and unmet social determinants of health needs. The findings suggest that patients with low socioeconomic status experience higher rates and worse outcomes of COPD. The intervention, aimed at addressing unmet needs, appears to be feasible and acceptable.
Background Individuals with low socioeconomic status experience higher prevalence and worse outcomes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We undertook a quality improvement initiative at our safety net hospital in which a nurse practitioner (NP)/community health worker (CHW) team followed patients with COPD, frequent admissions, and unmet SDOH needs from hospitalization through one month post-discharge. We report our mixed methods approach to inform development and preliminary evaluation of this intervention. Methods We first assessed characteristics of patients admitted with COPD in 2018 (n = 1811), performing multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with >= 2 admissions per year. We then tested a standardized tool to screen for unmet SDOH needs in a convenience sample of 51 frequently hospitalized patients with COPD. From January-July 2019, we pilot tested the NP/CHW intervention with 57 patients, reviewed NP/CHW logs, and conducted qualitative interviews with 16 patient participants to explore impressions of the intervention. Results Patients with Medicaid insurance, mental health disorders, cardiac disease, and substance use disorder had increased odds of having >= 2 admissions. COPD severity, comorbidities, and unmet SDOH needs made COPD self-management challenging. Seventy-four percent of frequently admitted patients with COPD completing SDOH screening had unmet SDOH needs. Patients perceived that the NP/CHW intervention addressed these barriers by connecting them to resources and providing emotional support. Conclusions Many patients with COPD admitted at our safety-net hospital experience unmet SDOH needs that impede COPD self-management. A longitudinal NP/CHW intervention to address unmet SDOH needs following discharge appears feasible and acceptable.
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