Is it possible to identify populations experiencing material disadvantage in primary care? A feasibility study using the Clinical Practice Research Database
Data in a major primary care research database do not currently contain a useful measure of individual-level material disadvantage. This represents an omission of one of the most important health determinants. Consideration should be given to creating codes for use by primary care practitioners.
Authors
- Laurie E. Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4931-3270)
- Barbara Hanratty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-7190)
- Gemma Spiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-4529)
- Andrew Kingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4211-7007)
- David R. Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-7475)
Institutions
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222396
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care