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Social Determinants of Health Research Studies

Social determinants of health (SDOH) – quality of available social support. In an effort to improve the health and lives among our nation’s most health-vulnerable populations, an important aspect of the Centene Center for Health Transformation research focuses on exploring and addressing how various social and economic factors such as the lack of housing, food, and safety affect the health outcomes and wellbeing of individuals. Read more about our studies addressing social determinants of health below.

Unmet Basic Needs Survey
Lindsay Juarez Julie O'Brien Dan Ariely

Examine how different basic needs creates stress in people’s lives, the effects of different basic needs on general financial wellbeing, if having a strong sense of purpose in life or a social support network buffered people against the negative consequences of unmet basic needs and what self-reported health behaviors are correlated with basic needs.
Research Briefs
basic needsdisparitiesfinancial well-beinghealth behaviorslife purposesocial determinants of healthsocial support
Completed  (Q3 2017)

California, Missouri, New Hampshire, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio

Life Values Assessment

Matt Kreuter Tess Thompson Amy McQueen

Explore the range of life values held by Medicaid members and the association of these values with health attitudes and behaviors.
Publication Results
disparitieshealth behaviorslife valuesMedicaidsocial determinants of health
Completed  (Q3 2017)

Louisiana

Examining Unmet Basic Needs and Healthcare Gaps Among Medicaid Beneficiaries With Type 2 Diabetes

Amy McQueen

Conduct an analysis of claims and survey data in order to describe the unmet basic needs and diabetic-related HEDIS healthcare gaps in a Louisana Medicaid population with diabetes.
Study Summary
basic needsdiabetesdisparitieshealthcare gapsHEDISMedicaidsocial determinants of health
Completed  (Q4 2018)

Louisiana

Addressing Basic Needs to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Medicaid Beneficiaries [Funding Agency: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)]

Amy McQueen Matt Kreuter

Conduct a randomized controlled trial to study the impact of a basic needs navigation intervention on health behaviors and outcomes in a diabetic population in Louisiana.
Study Summary
basic needsdiabetesdisparitieshealth disparitiesMedicaidsocial determinants of health
In progress

Return on Investment of Health-Related Housing Interventions: A Systemic Literature Review

Dan Ferris Adam Pearson

A systematic literature review of peer reviewed journal articles addressing the return on investment (ROI) of housing interventions targeting health outcomes.
Completed  (Q3 2018)

Research Focus Areas

The Centene Center engages in research across five focus areas to influence positive health outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. Find out more about our studies, initiatives, and researchers here.

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