Annie Larson , Johanna Georgescu , Treasure Allen , Jun Hwang , Miguel Marino , Michaella Latkovic-Tabor , Nathalie Huguet
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Abstract
Residential mobility can affect health through changes in available resources, social support, or continuity of healthcare. This study sought to understand whether residential mobility and/or change in neighborhood environment among patients with diabetes were associated with diabetes-related complications. This retrospective study used electronic health record data from 19,853 adults aged 18–64 with a diabetes diagnosis seen in 110 safety-net clinics across the United States. Generalized estimating equations logistic regression models estimated whether moving (pre/post) and change in neighborhood environment (improving, worsening, similar) were associated with diagnoses of chronic diabetes-related complications. Post-move versus pre-move was associated with significantly higher probability of diabetes-related chronic complications (predicted probability: 13.16 vs 6.00, respectively), but no association was found by change in neighborhood environment. Those who moved had lower probability of chronic complications than those who did not move which could have been driven by pre-move circumstances among patients who moved. Residential mobility plays an important role in understanding diabetes-related complications while changes in neighborhood environment may be less important among low-income patients served by safety-net clinics. Moving may not be directly responsible for the development of diabetes-related chronic complications, but it may be an indicator for other factors of instability.
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SSM - Population Health. The new online only, open access, peer reviewed journal in all areas relating Social Science research to population health. SSM - Population Health shares the same Editors-in Chief and general approach to manuscripts as its sister journal, Social Science & Medicine. The journal takes a broad approach to the field especially welcoming interdisciplinary papers from across the Social Sciences and allied areas. SSM - Population Health offers an alternative outlet for work which might not be considered, or is classed as ''out of scope'' elsewhere, and prioritizes fast peer review and publication to the benefit of authors and readers. The journal welcomes all types of paper from traditional primary research articles, replication studies, short communications, methodological studies, instrument validation, opinion pieces, literature reviews, etc. SSM - Population Health also offers the opportunity to publish special issues or sections to reflect current interest and research in topical or developing areas. The journal fully supports authors wanting to present their research in an innovative fashion though the use of multimedia formats.