There is a known association between social determinants of health (SDoH) and chronic disease disparities, and between chronic disease and health related quality of life (HRQL). Far less is known about associations among SDoH, chronic disease and health outcomes, including HRQL. This symposium proposes to highlight conceptual relationships among these concepts and stimulate research ideas, including novel methodologies to analyze relationships between SDoH and HRQL for people with chronic illness.
Level: Intermediate
Some
prior training or work experience relevant to the topic is recommended to aid
in understanding of symposium content.
Symposium Committee Co-Chairs
Brittany Lapin, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Lerner Research Institute,
Cleveland Clinic
United States
Deborah M. Miller, PhD LISW-S
Professor of Neurology
Mellen Center, Cleveland Clinic
United States
DAY ONE
Session 1: An Overview of SDoH for Health Outcomes
This session will provide an introduction to the symposium. ISOQOL Past President, Joanne Greenhalgh, will discuss the relevance of this topic to our organization. The primary presenters at this first plenary will provide an introduction to SDoH, including conceptualizations and perspectives of SDoH. The relevance of SDoH to HRQL and its application in addressing outcomes for persons with chronic disease will be discussed.
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Session 2: Addressing SDoH to Improve Health and Well-Being
Representatives from the CDC and NIMHD will discuss conceptualizations of SDoH and strategies for addressing SDoH from research and programmatic perspectives. A community-level intervention to address blood pressure will be used as an example to highlight how clinic and community linked interventions can address SDoH and improve outcomes.
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Session 3: Methodological Approaches to Quantify SDoH
This session will address methodological approaches to measuring SDoH. Methodology topics include composite summary indexes, geocoding, and complex systems modeling of causal effects.
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DAY TWO
Session 4: Research in Chronic Conditions
This session will follow a series of clinical and public health research presentations documenting the relationship between SDoH and HRQL for individuals living with diverse chronic illnesses.
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Session 5: Implementation Science: Application to Clinical Care and Policy
Short presentations will discuss the realities of addressing SDoH, controversies related to SDoH including who is responsible for delivering interventions (communities, health care providers, health organizations/systems, health insurers, government agencies) and how implementation science can guide the translation of SDoH into practice and policy. A moderated Q&A and audience Q&A will follow to close out the event.
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