Analyzing Multiple Social Determinants of Health Using Different Clustering Methods
Li Zhang,
Olivio J. Clay,
Seung-Yup Lee
et al.
Abstract:Social determinants of health (SDoH) have become an increasingly important area to acknowledge and address in healthcare; however, dealing with these measures in outcomes research can be challenging due to the inherent collinearity of these factors. Here we discuss our experience utilizing three statistical methods—exploratory factor analysis (FA), hierarchical clustering, and latent class analysis (LCA)—to analyze data collected using an electronic medical record social risk screener called Protocol for Respo… Show more
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