Elevated Distressed Community Index Score is Associated With Adverse Outcomes Following Hip Fracture Surgery in the Medicare Population
Mitchell T. Gray, Janice M. Bonsu, Azeem Tariq Malik, Thuan V. Ly, Laura S. Phieffer, Ryan K. Harrison, Safdar Khan, Carmen E. Quatman · 2025
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Mitchell Gray and co-authors link neighborhood distress to worse outcomes after hip fracture surgery in older Americans, in a 2025 study. Recovery and survival after such surgery track race, income, and ethnicity. Single proxies miss the full picture of a patient's means. An index that bundles community income, jobs, housing, schooling, and poverty offers a fuller gauge.
The team drew on full Medicare files from 2012 to 2014. Each patient's home ZIP code was matched to the index. Patients were split into five tiers, from well-off to distressed. Outcomes were then compared across the tiers. A place-based score could help hospitals flag patients who need extra support after surgery.
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| CREATOR | Mitchell T. Gray, Janice M. Bonsu, Azeem Tariq Malik, Thuan V. Ly, Laura S. Phieffer, Ryan K. Harrison, Safdar Khan, Carmen E. Quatman |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |