The Cumulative Burden of Social Risk Factors and 10-Year Change in Quality of Life
Ro-Jay Reid, Monika Safford, W Marcus Lambert, Joanna Bryan, Laura C Pinheiro, Madeline R Sterling, C Barrett Bowling, Emily B Levitan, Samprit Banerjee, Raegan Durant, Michael Kim, Jennifer D Lau, Parag Goyal, Lewis A Lipsitz · 2025
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Ro-Jay Reid and colleagues tracked social risk and life quality in 2025. Social risks include money strain, weak support, and hardship. Their combined load over time was poorly measured. The team used a large stroke study cohort in the United States. Over fourteen thousand Black and White participants joined. Life quality was scored for body and mind separately. A drop of more than five points counted as decline. Counts of social risk factors were compared with later decline.
More social risks meant higher chances of decline. The pattern held for both racial groups. Two or more risks raised physical decline clearly. Mental quality showed the steepest added risk. One risk alone barely moved physical risk for Black participants. The authors stress the mental health impact most. They argue social needs belong inside long-term care planning. Cumulative hardship, not single problems, drives the harm.
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| CREATOR | Ro-Jay Reid, Monika Safford, W Marcus Lambert, Joanna Bryan, Laura C Pinheiro, Madeline R Sterling, C Barrett Bowling, Emily B Levitan, Samprit Banerjee, Raegan Durant, Michael Kim, Jennifer D Lau, Parag Goyal, Lewis A Lipsitz |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |