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Institutional policies on research-related transportation could help improve research engagement [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Transportation has emerged as a major barrier to research involvement, especially among underserved populations. Study Design We sought information on policies for research-related transportation across the HBCD study sites. Participants will complete many assessments, some time intensive.

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Compass Rose for Generating Community-based Referrals via Epic: Best Practices and Lessons Learned [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention/Instrument: The screening tool used in the pilot sites included five questions to assess needs related to transportation, food insecurity, utility payments, housing, and a final question to assess patients’ willingness to receive help. Of those patients with an episode (i.e.,

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Influence of social determinants of health and emotional health factors on female sexual health [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Clinical factors included age, BMI, depression (PHQ-9 score), anxiety (GAD-7 score), alcohol use (AUDIT score) and social determinants like transportation, food insecurity and housing stability. However, SDOH variables such as marital status, education level, transportation and housing did not show significant impact.

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Breaking Barriers: Perspectives on Clinical Trial Participation Among Older Hispanic/Latino Adults of Mexican Origin [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants with clinical trial experience stated that they would recommend clinical trial participation to their friends and families. Participants emphasized the role of family support and their reliance on adult children for decision-making and assistance with transportation and interpretation.

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A Multi-Sector Pilot Design in the Northeast Ohio QI Hub: Engaging Community Based Organizations to Advance Diabetes Equity [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: Key priorities across all sectors included access to behavioral health, economic mobility, social cohesion, and transportation.

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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention/Instrument: The intervention includes a short survey to determine patients’ needs with respect to transportation, food insecurity, financial difficulty related to utility payments, and housing. The final question asked patients, who have at least one risk factor, if they would like assistance with their need(s).

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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD.