Research Data from University of Iowa Update Understanding of Managed Care (Perceived Social Status, Socioeconomic Status, and Preventive Dental Utilization Among a Low-income Medicaid Adult Population): Managed Care

2023 DEC 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Education Daily Report -- Data detailed on Managed Care have been presented. According to news reporting from Iowa City, Iowa, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Perceived Social Status (PSS) is a measure of cumulative socioeconomic circumstances that takes perceived self-control into account. It is hypothesized to better capture social class compared to socioeconomic status (SES) measures (i.e., education, occupation, and income).”

Funders for this research include Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Dental amp; Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number F31DE030363. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not ne, National Institute of Dental amp; Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Health, Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS).

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Iowa, “This study examined the association between PSS and dental utilization, comparing the strength of associations between dental utilization and PSS and SES measures among a low-income adult Medicaid population. A cross-sectional survey was administered to a random sample of low-income adults in Iowa, United States with Medicaid dental insurance (N = 18,000) in the spring of 2018. Respondents were asked about PSS, dental utilization, and demographics. A set of multivariable logistic regression models examined the relative effects of PSS and SES measures on dental utilization, controlling for age, sex, health literacy, whether the respondent was aware they had dental insurance, transportation, and perceived need of dental care. The adjusted response rate was 25%, with a final sample size of 2252. Mean PSS (range 1-10) was 5.3 (SD 1.9). PSS was significantly associated with dental utilization (OR = 1.11; CI = 1.05, 1.18) when adjusting for control variables, whereas other SES measures-education, employment, and income-were not. PSS demonstrated a small positive association with dental utilization. Results support the relative importance of PSS, in addition to SES measures, as PSS may capture aspects of social class that SES measures do not.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Results suggest the need for future research to consider the effects of PSS on oral health outcomes and behaviors.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Perceived Social Status, Socioeconomic Status, and Preventive Dental Utilization Among a Low-income Medicaid Adult Population. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 2023. Journal of Public Health Dentistry can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Journal of Public Health Dentistry - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1752-7325)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Jennifer M. C. Sukalski, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa Inst Oral Hlth Res, Iowa City, IA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Julie C. Reynolds, Peter C. Damiano, Xian Jin Xie, Susan C. McKernan, Natoshia M. Askelson and Wei Shi.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12588. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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