Low-Income, Poor Physical Health, Poor Mental Health, and Other Social Risk Factors Are Associated With Decreased Access to Care in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

CONCLUSION: Patients experience notable challenges with delayed care, affordability of care, and medication adherence regardless of having a diagnosis of CTS. Targeted interventions on modifiable risk factors such as low income, poor mental health, and poor physical health are important opportunities to improve access to care in this population.PMID:38504598 | PMC:PMC10953096 | DOI:10.1177/21501319241240348

Source: Primary Care - March 20, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sayi P Boddu Eugenia Lin Vikram S Gill Nathaniel B Hinckley Cara H Lai Kevin J Renfree Source Type: research