PMID- 38371015 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240220 IS - 2168-8184 (Print) IS - 2168-8184 (Electronic) IS - 2168-8184 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan TI - Social Determinants of Health in Maryland Hip Arthroscopy Patients. PG - e52576 LID - 10.7759/cureus.52576 [doi] LID - e52576 AB - Background Prior studies have demonstrated racial and socioeconomic disparities in patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) completion rates, and improvement exists across multiple orthopedic conditions. The purpose of this study was to assess whether these disparities are present in patients undergoing hip arthroscopy (HA) procedures. Methods A retrospective study of 306 patients undergoing HA from 2021 to 2023 was performed. Social determinants of health (SDOH) were compared between HA patients and the general Maryland population. Patients were then classified by whether they completed baseline and six-month PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function (PROMIS-PF) instrument). Patients who completed PROMIS-PF were classified by whether or not they achieved minimal clinically important difference (MCID) at six months. Demographics and SDOH were compared using univariate analyses between patients who did and did not complete PROMs and between those who did and did not achieve MCID. SDOH were evaluated at the zip-code level using regional health information exchange measures. Results Compared to the Maryland population, HA patients resided in areas of lower social vulnerability. Preoperative and six-month PROMs were completed by 102 (33%) patients. No significant differences in demographics or any SDOH were found between patients who did and did not complete PROMs. Six-month MCID was achieved in 75 of 102 (74%) patients with complete PROMs; no significant differences in demographics or SDOH were observed between patients who did and did not achieve MCID. Conclusions For patients undergoing HA, disparities in patient-reported outcome completion rates and postoperative functional improvement do not appear to be present across demographics and SDOH, indicating equitable care is being delivered. CI - Copyright (c) 2024, Rana et al. FAU - Rana, Parimal AU - Rana P AD - Orthopedic Research, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA. FAU - Brennan, Jane C AU - Brennan JC AD - Orthopedic Research, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA. FAU - Johnson, Andrea H AU - Johnson AH AD - Orthopedics, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA. FAU - Turcotte, Justin J AU - Turcotte JJ AD - Orthopedic Research, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA. FAU - Petre, Benjamin M AU - Petre BM AD - Orthopedic Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240119 PL - United States TA - Cureus JT - Cureus JID - 101596737 PMC - PMC10874623 OTO - NOTNLM OT - anxiety OT - depression OT - femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (fais) OT - hip arthroscopy OT - patient-reported outcome measures OT - social determinants of health (sdoh) COIS- The authors have declared financial relationships, which are detailed in the next section. EDAT- 2024/02/19 06:42 MHDA- 2024/02/19 06:43 PMCR- 2024/01/19 CRDT- 2024/02/19 04:20 PHST- 2024/01/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/19 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/02/19 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/02/19 04:20 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.7759/cureus.52576 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cureus. 2024 Jan 19;16(1):e52576. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52576. eCollection 2024 Jan.