Addressing the social determinants of health may improve diabetes outcomes, according to a review published in the July issue of Health Affairs.
Leonard E. Egede, MD, of the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify studies evaluating non-medical interventions (e.g., those aimed at social determinants of health) to reduce the risk and improve the clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes.
The researchers found that interventions with specific multicomponent designs that combine medical and non-medical approaches can reduce the risk and improve the clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes. Dietary supplements with referral and support for diabetes; financial incentives with education and training; housing relocation with counseling support; and the integration of non-medical interventions into health care through electronic medical records were associated with a significant improvement in hemoglobin A1C.
“The actionable strategies described in this article can be used as a guide to build this empirical basis for improving the clinical outcomes of adults with type 2 diabetes,” the authors write. “There are also multiple policy opportunities that have the potential to target structural inequalities in health as ways to reduce social risk and improve the health outcomes of this segment of the U.S. population.”
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