Social Determinants of Health and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Veterans

摘要

Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. They are associated with disparities in outcomes following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). These disparities occur even in equal-access healthcare systems such as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Our goal was to determine whether SDOH affect patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) following TJA in VHA patients.