Sabiha Hussain, MD,MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Sean Hong
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
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Khayam Khan, MBBS
Clinical Research Intern
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
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Carol Shu, LMSW
Social Worker
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Jaytson Vatson, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Anup Regunathan, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Diandra Nesbitt, MD
Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Title: Social determinants of health in the post-COVID population
Introduction: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most research has been focused on uncovering the etiology, risk factors, and symptoms of the virus. However, there is limited research on identifying pertinent social determinants of health and how the healthcare system can effectively address them.
Methods: A review of patients enrolled in the multidisciplinary Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Post-COVID Recovery program was performed. A total of 161 patients are currently enrolled in the program with 144 providing responses to REDCap survey questions pertaining to their social determinants of health.
Results:
43 (29.9%) report somewhat hard for paying for food, housing, medical care, and 21 (14.6%) report very hard
14 (9.9%) are enrolled in SNAP and 7 (4.9%) were enrolled in the past
48 (33.6%) of people reported no exercise in a week
16 (11.1%) have a place to live in but are worried about losing it in the future
10 (7.1%) report that lack of transportation has kept them from medical appointments and from picking up medication
52 (36.6%) feel stress, tense, nervous, anxious, or unable to sleep at least quite a bit
36 (25%) smoked in the past and 3 (2.1%) currently smoke
71 (51.1%) have never attended church or religious services
Conclusion: Through our Post-COVID recovery clinic, we have identified common social determinants of health that affect our patients. However, there are currently limited recommendations for adequately addressing patients’ needs. As a multidisciplinary clinic, we have developed individualized plans for our patients through initial screenings and follow-up surveys on quality of life.