Area Deprivation Index

Impact of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Adherence in Medicare Beneficiaries

By MedXY 09/01/2026

Increasing neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is associated with reduced adherence to annual diabetic retinopathy screening among Medicare patients, highlighting disparities in preventive eye care.

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Area Deprivation Index and Cochlear Implant Candidacy: Socioeconomic Impact on Access and Outcomes

By MedXY 09/01/2026

Neighborhood deprivation measured by ADI correlates with poorer pre-implant speech recognition and quality of life but does not impact post-implantation benefits, highlighting socioeconomic disparities in cochlear implant access rather than outcomes.

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Neighborhood Disadvantage and Mortality Risk After Major Hepatectomy: Insights from the Area Deprivation Index

By MedXY 08/31/2026

This study links higher neighborhood deprivation with increased 90-day mortality following major hepatectomy, highlighting social determinants as vital preoperative risk factors.

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Area-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage Is Linked to Worse Pretreatment Head and Neck Cancer–Specific Quality of Life

By MedXY 06/08/2026

In patients with head and neck cancer, living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas was associated with poorer pretreatment head and neck cancer–specific quality of life, while associations with other quality-of-life domains were small and not clinically meaningful.

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Unequal Paths to Care: How Region, Rurality, and Deprivation Shape Transport to Verified Trauma Centers Among the Critically Injured

By MedXY 05/20/2026

A large U.S. study found major geographic and socioeconomic differences in how critically injured patients are transported to verified trauma centers, with outcomes varying by region, rurality, and neighborhood deprivation.

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Improving the Algorithm: Adding a Socioeconomic Measure to Predict Type 2 Diabetes in Youth With Prediabetes

By MedXY 05/16/2026

Adding the Area Deprivation Index to HbA1c improved prediction of type 2 diabetes within 1 year in youth with prediabetes, highlighting the importance of socioeconomic factors in diabetes risk.