Rural Missourians often face more disparities in health outcomes than their urban and suburban counterparts, in part from challenges accessing health care—a problem amplified in recent years by a growing physician shortage. But a new study at the University of Missouri found that health and health care organizations are increasingly offering basic social services, such as transportation, housing, food, and mental health support, as they recognize these services contribute to a person's overall health.
"Transportation was the most commonly reported barrier addressed, particularly inwhere you have to travel farther distances, especially if you need specialized care, and the physician shortages in rural areas have made this barrier even worse," said Julie Kapp, an associate professor in the MU College of Health Sciences and lead author on the study.
The research team found that 100% of the organizations interviewed provided assistance with transportation, while 86% provided support or referrals forResearchers also explored how these organizations were implementing the. These recommendations emphasize patient-centered, team-based processes that incorporate comprehensive assessments of patients' health and psychosocial needs.
"One of the main takeaways of this research is that health care is much more broad today than before, and it incorporates basic social services that are often not thought of as health care related," said Beau Underwood, a doctoral student in the MU College of Arts and Science's Truman School of Government and Public Affairs who collaborated with Kapp on the study.
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