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Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates.

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Callejo-Black, P; Biederman, D; Douglas, C; Silberberg, M
Published in: J Health Care Poor Underserved
2021

BACKGROUND: Residential eviction is a component of housing instability that negatively affects physical and mental health, but the effect of eviction on health care utilization, specifically hospital readmissions and outpatient no-show rates, is not known. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of health care utilization of individuals evicted from public housing between January 2013 and December 2017, investigating hospital readmissions and no-show rates one year before and after eviction. RESULTS: 131 individuals who had been evicted had one year of data pre-and post-eviction. The majority were African American (97.7%) and female (80.9%). There was no significant change in 30-, 60-, and 90-day hospital readmissions (p>.05). No-show rate decreased from 27.57 per person per year to 20.13 (p=.05). CONCLUSIONS: For our study population, health care utilization was not disrupted. The decreased no-show rate represents an opportunity for health systems to engage with patients on social factors affecting their health post-eviction.

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Published In

J Health Care Poor Underserved

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EISSN

1548-6869

Publication Date

2021

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

386 / 396

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Public Housing
  • Public Health
  • Patient Readmission
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Female
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Callejo-Black, P., Biederman, D., Douglas, C., & Silberberg, M. (2021). Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates. J Health Care Poor Underserved, 32(1), 386–396. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0030
Callejo-Black, Peter, Donna Biederman, Christian Douglas, and Mina Silberberg. “Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates.J Health Care Poor Underserved 32, no. 1 (2021): 386–96. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0030.
Callejo-Black P, Biederman D, Douglas C, Silberberg M. Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(1):386–96.
Callejo-Black, Peter, et al. “Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates.J Health Care Poor Underserved, vol. 32, no. 1, 2021, pp. 386–96. Pubmed, doi:10.1353/hpu.2021.0030.
Callejo-Black P, Biederman D, Douglas C, Silberberg M. Eviction as a Disruptive Factor in Health Care Utilization: Impact on Hospital Readmissions and No-show Rates. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(1):386–396.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Health Care Poor Underserved

DOI

EISSN

1548-6869

Publication Date

2021

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

386 / 396

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Public Housing
  • Public Health
  • Patient Readmission
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • Female
  • 4206 Public health
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services