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Social Needs and Healthcare Utilization in NICU Graduates
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AbstractObjective:Unplanned healthcare utilization after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge poses challenges for families and healthcare systems. The impact of social needs on post-NICU healthcare utilization is underexplored. Our objective was to identify social needs among NICU graduates and examine associations between social needs and post-NICU healthcare utilization.Study Design:A prospective cohort design was used to screen for social needs and track healthcare utilization among 112 NICU graduates attending a NICU follow-up clinic (2021-2022). Associations between social needs and healthcare utilization were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests.Results:Of 112 patients screened, 20 (18%) had some social need. Infants with social needs experienced statistically significant higher rates of hospitalizations, overall encounters, and missed appointments.Conclusion:Social needs are associated with increased healthcare utilization. Addressing these needs during NICU follow-up may improve preventative care attendance and reduce unplanned healthcare use, leading to better health outcomes for vulnerable infants and lower costs for healthcare systems.
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Title: Social Needs and Healthcare Utilization in NICU Graduates
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AbstractObjective:Unplanned healthcare utilization after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge poses challenges for families and healthcare systems.
The impact of social needs on post-NICU healthcare utilization is underexplored.
Our objective was to identify social needs among NICU graduates and examine associations between social needs and post-NICU healthcare utilization.
Study Design:A prospective cohort design was used to screen for social needs and track healthcare utilization among 112 NICU graduates attending a NICU follow-up clinic (2021-2022).
Associations between social needs and healthcare utilization were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests.
Results:Of 112 patients screened, 20 (18%) had some social need.
Infants with social needs experienced statistically significant higher rates of hospitalizations, overall encounters, and missed appointments.
Conclusion:Social needs are associated with increased healthcare utilization.
Addressing these needs during NICU follow-up may improve preventative care attendance and reduce unplanned healthcare use, leading to better health outcomes for vulnerable infants and lower costs for healthcare systems.
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