Pharmacy Times January 24, 2025
Luke Halpern, Assistant Editor

Key Takeaways

  • Phenomenological research captures patient experiences, revealing SDOH’s role in COVID-19 recovery, highlighting facilitators and barriers within SDOH domains.
  • Key themes include resource mobilization, navigating destabilization, and mistrust of institutions, affecting patient recovery from COVID-19.
  • Integrating SDOH into clinical decision-making and fostering rapid innovation in health systems can address structural inequities and improve patient outcomes.
  • The study underscores the importance of community-based collaboration and diversifying healthcare workforces to build trust and enhance care delivery.

Patients recovering from COVID-19 and caregivers reported how some social determinants of health were helpful in their recovery, while others led to difficult social and mental challenges.

In a phenomenological trial, investigators sought to identify themes characterizing patient perspectives on the influence of...

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Topics: Equity/SDOH, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID
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