What database helps researchers ID variables affecting health?

挑战

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the social, 经济, 和 environmental factors that influence people’s health outcomes 和 access to health care services. 这些因素包括收入水平, 教育, 住房质量, 获取营养食品, 以及社会支持网络.

Although many variables exist for patient‑centered outcomes research, they are not easy to access or streamline into 1 database. AHRQ的SDOH数据库的目标, developed with funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Trust Fund, 是提供可访问的, 以sdoh为重点的研究数据, 通报卫生战略, 和, 最终, 帮助改善健康结果.

AHRQ wanted an updated SDOH database for researchers to easily find 和 use a wide range of the most relevant, 证据确凿的, readily linkable SDOH variables at the census tract, 邮政编码, 县级. AHRQ turned to 趣赢平台 to update 和 further develop this database to improve usability, as well as increase the number 和 diversity of users.

解决方案

趣赢平台 brings our collaborative experience to this project with team members across 趣赢平台 sectors: health services researchers, 地理空间分析, 数据可视化专家, 和 leaders in evaluation design 和 implementation. 趣赢平台, 和万神殿一起, 显示数据专业知识, 效率, 和 quality control strengths as we update the database 和 add new SDOH metrics for each new version.

We also highlight our small area estimation (SAE) techniques by continuing to build out measures at smaller geographies as well as create new Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) indicators 创建 efficiencies across projects.

We have the capability to produce novel data visualizations using the latest visualization 和 geospatial software, which can help highlight health inequities locally or across the nation.

趣赢平台 also leads stakeholder engagement 和 dissemination tasks to effectively promote 和 market the database 和 determine whether the needs of the diverse database users are met.   

趣赢平台 will continue to add new measures 和 data sources across a range of SDOH domains (housing, 运输, 获得护理的机会, COVID preparedness) in future versions of the database. We will also develop new ways to engage users through novel data visualizations, 根据用户反馈实现, 和 conference presentations to increase use 和 applicability of the SDOH database.

结果

The SDOH database provides easily accessible data to researchers across many sectors. These researchers are producing research 和 policy that will improve patients’ quality of care, 护理知觉, 幸福, 健康结果. 除了, 创建, 维护, 和 improving the SDOH dataset will help health care providers 和 government 和 community-based organizations develop policies focused on holistic patient care that will improve the health of all people 和 reduce health inequities.