Below we share multiple SIREN-relevant articles published since the last newsletter. For a full list, see the SIREN Evidence and Resource Library. As always, if you are aware of resources that you think should be added to the library, please send them our way.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Validation of the Jefferson Health-Related Social Needs Screener Beachy S, Rising KL, Hass RW, et al. | Frontiers in Health Services
Collecting and Using Social Needs Data in Health Settings: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Health Service Utilization and Costs Smithman MA, Ogundele OJ, Perrier L, et al. | BMC Health Services
Differences in Health Care Costs Between Two Social Health Support Programs: Findings From a Randomized Social Health Integration Pilot Program Mahmud A, Brown MC, Lewis CC, et al. | BMC Health Services Research
"It Doesn't Feel as Much Like my Downfall for Needing Help": Patient Perspectives on Pathways for Improving Health Through Social Health Integration Singer A, Mahmud A, Mun S, et al. | BMC Health Services Research
⭐ Note: Using the 2024 SIREN Conceptual Model as a guide, this study highlights ‘the value that health care organizations can offer by providing emotional support to patients who are facing stressful social circumstances, even when the need for social services outstrips the supply.'
Uptake of Medicaid Billing for Community Health Worker Services in Louisiana, 2022-2023 Wennerstrom A, Adkins C, Witmeier K, Whittington A, Haywood CG, Bachhuber MA | Medical Care
Integration of Screening and Referral Tools for Social Determinants of Health and Modifiable Lifestyle Factors in the Epic Electronic Health Record System: Scoping Review Chishtie JA, Tea J, Ester M, et al. | Journal of Medical Internet Research
Assistance interventions for specific needs or populations
Food insecurity interventions
Food Insecurity Interventions to Improve Blood Pressure: The Healthy Food First Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial Berkowitz SA, Ammerman AS, Knoepp P, et al. | JAMA Internal Medicine
⭐ Note: This comparative effectiveness study among a food insecure adults with hypertension shows that a $40 monthly food subsidy was somewhat more effective at reducing blood pressure than a biweekly healthy food box delivery worth $115 per month. Offering lifestyle counseling and a longer benefit duration did not produce better blood pressure outcomes.
Voucher for Healthy Foods and Diabetes Control: A Randomized Clinical Trial Persaud N, Ul Haq MZ, Buadu A, et al. | JAMA Internal Medicine
⭐ Note: In this randomized clinical trial among food insecure individuals with elevated HbA1c, a monthly $65 food voucher did not have an effect on HbA1c control or objective measures of diet quality but the voucher did increase self-reported vegetable and fruit consumption.
Health and Economic Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Produce Prescriptions for Diabetes in 50 U.S. States: A Microsimulation Study Wang L, Cudhea F, Deng S, et al. | Diabetes Care
Incorporating a Produce Prescription Intervention into Clinical Practice: Lessons Learned from a Food Is Medicine Intervention Brostow DP, Kamdar NP, Napa S, et al. | Health Promotion Practice
Assistance interventions for cancer patients
Federal Housing Assistance and Stage at Cancer Diagnosis Among Older Adults in the US Pollack CE, Blackford AL, Craig TK, et al. | JAMA Network Open
A Hybrid Technology-Enabled Financial Navigation Model to Combat Financial Toxicity in Cancer Care Mudaranthakam DP, Makovec A, Forcino R, et al. | Cancer Control
Revolutionizing Oncology Through AI: Addressing Cancer Disparities by Improving Screening, Treatment, and Survival Outcomes via Integration of Social Determinants of Health Srivastav AK, Singh A, Singh S, Rivers B, Lillard JW Jr, Singh R | Cancers
Other population-specific assistance interventions
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Prenatal Care Utilization in Flint, Michigan Hanna M, Agarwal S, Shaefer HL | JAMA Network Open
⭐ Note: This study found that providing every expectant mother in Flint Michigan $1,500 mid-pregnancy and $500 monthly after birth until age 1 year was associated with substantial improvements in prenatal care utilization compared to 21 matched cities.
See accompanying commentary here
Income Support Needs and Bedside Legal Assistance for Patients Recovering from Violent Injuries Tung EL, Pillai R, Sen-Gupta N, et al. | JAMA Network Open
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Hospitalized Children: An Implementation Assessment Muleta H, Levano S, Haughton J, et al. | Academic Pediatrics
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Nurses Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Emergency Department Gonzalez JM, Ortega J, McFadden J, et al. | Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
Interventions to Address Health-Related Social Needs Among People with Kidney Failure: A Rapid Scoping Review Taylor KS, Petkiewicz D, Tesfai Y, Crews DC, Han HR | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
From Screening to Referral: Connecting Heart Transplant Patients with Resources to Meet Social Needs Remains Challenging Despite Adequate Support Bitterfeld L, Fraley AF, Smith A, et al. | Pediatric Transplantation
Commentaries and Blogs
Envisioning Housing Equity: A Framework to Promote Housing Security Among Hospitalized Children Kim G, Garg A | Hospital Pediatrics
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