Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Differences in Social Risks and Social Needs Concordance Among Veterans
This cross-sectional study of Veterans Health Administration patients found that social risk questions were better at identifying veterans without a social need than those who needed support and underdetected need for support among Black male veterans. Improved survey methods are essential to accurately detect needs in diverse populations.
Authors
- Soumik Purkayastha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3619-2804)
- Ernest Moy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0681-6866)
- Gregory T. Procario
- Joshua H. Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-0393)
- Jennifer L. McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-4493)
- Shane Lamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-2278)
- Leslie R. M. Hausmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3909-6009)
- Sarah M. Leder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4256-3963)
- Lauren E. Russell
- David A. Frank
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Department of Health (TW)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59892
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00