Medical Analytics on Social Determinants of Health for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control

• Activity Number: 171 - SPAAC Poster Competition
• Type: Topic Contributed
• Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 : 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Sponsor: Biopharmaceutical Section
• Author(s): Jim Z Li and Kelly Zou* and Seth Woodruff and Joseph Imperato and Lobna A. Salem
• Companies: Pfizer Inc and Pfizer Inc and Pfizer Inc and Pfizer and Pfizer Inc
• Keywords: Social Determinants of Health; Non-Communicable Disease; Risk Factor; Medication Adherence; Healthy Aging; Disease Prevention and Control

Abstract

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death, which collectively account for over 70% of all deaths globally. Most NCDs can be prevented or controlled by reducing or controlling modifiable risk factors RFs: (1) societal/environmental RFs; (2) individual behavioral and metabolic RFs. Different SDOH across markets can change these RFs and their relative importance in causing NCDs. Consequently, integrated cross-sector actions, including public-private partnerships, that are tailored to the specific SDOH profile of each market may best reduce or control modifiable RFs, leading to optimal prevention and control of NCDs. In this research, we identified a set of SDOH variables linked to modifiable RFs across markets. Real world data (RWD) suggest that such variables can help define market archetypes, targetable with three distinct cross-sector actions: (1) improve NCD treatment adherence; (2) increase awareness of the diagnosis and management of key NCDs; (3) promote healthy aging. Our findings may aid countries to make informed data-driven healthcare decisions.