Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2019
CommunityRx: A Real-World Controlled Clinical Trial of a Scalable, Low-Intensity Community Resource Referral Intervention.
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Trial report in American journal of public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02435511 (Evaluating CommunityRx, a Self-Care Innovation for Older Adults, Using Agent-Based Modeling), which is not on this map. Cited by 57 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluating CommunityRx, a Self-Care Innovation for Older Adults, Using Agent-Based Modeling: Collecting and Analyzing Data to Build the Agent Based Model
Who cites it
57 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Electronic Community Resource Referral Systems.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of system navigation programs linking primary care with community-based health and social services: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Social Needs Resource Connections: A Systematic Review of Barriers, Facilitators, and Evaluation.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Low-Intensity Social Care and Child Acute Health Care Utilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Caregivers' Views of a Pediatric Inpatient Intervention to Address Health-Related Social Risks.Hospital pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Referrals to Community and State Agencies to Address Social Determinants of Health for Improving Mental Health, Functioning, and Quality of Care Outcomes for Diverse Adults.American journal of public health · 2024Trial
- Effect of a Social Care Intervention on Health Care Experiences of Caregivers of Hospitalized Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA pediatrics · 2023Trial
- Effects of In-Person Assistance vs Personalized Written Resources About Social Services on Household Social Risks and Child and Caregiver Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- Protocol for the sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to reduce food insecurity and improve adherence in patients with hypertension (SMART-FI).Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Beyond capacity: qualitative stakeholder perspectives on demand for health-related social needs navigation through patient self-navigation tools.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Examining the social prescription process: Barriers, facilitators, and the role of health information technology.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Optimizing people's movement across the health system: a scoping review of referral systems within a primary health care approach.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Feasibility of an ADAPTive intervention to improve food security and Maternal-Child Health (ADAPT-MCH): Protocol for a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Food and Housing Insecurity, Stress, and Health Care Use After Medicaid Expanded Services Program.JAMA network open · 2025Article
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- Evaluation of a notes-based rapid qualitative analysis method to facilitate implementation.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Building the Infrastructure to Integrate Social Care in a Safety Net Health System.American journal of public health · 2024Article
- Making evidence go further: Advancing synergy between agent-based modeling and randomized control trials.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Interventions addressing health-related social needs among patients with cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
11 authors.
Stacy Tessler LindauStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Jennifer A MakelarskiStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Emily M AbramsohnStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
David G BeiserStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Kelly BoydStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Chiahung ChouStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Mihai GiurcanuStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Elbert S HuangStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Chuanhong LiaoStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
L Philip SchummStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Elizabeth L TungStacy Tessler Lindau is with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Jennifer A. Makelarski, Emily M. Abramsohn, and Kelly Boyd are with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago. David G. Beiser is with the Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, The University of Chicago. Chiahung Chou is with the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Mihai Giurcanu, Chuanhong Liao, and L. Philip Schumm are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago. Elbert S. Huang and Elizabeth L. Tung are with the Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, The University of Chicago.
Funding
The Institute for Translational MedicineUL1TR002389 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Joshua J Jacobs, DAVID O MELTZER · 2017 to 2026
$71.6MResearch Design, Data, and Analytics CoreP30DK092949 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MILDA Renne SAUNDERS · 2011 to 2026
$10.0MEvaluating a Self-Care Innovation for Older Adults using Agent-Based ModelingR01AG047869 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LINDAU, STACY TESSLER · 2014 to 2018
$3.4MResearch and Mentorship in Medical Decision Making in DiabetesK24DK105340 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI HUANG, ELBERT S. · 2015 to 2019
$884kNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002389NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047869NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK105340NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092949
Abstract
objectivesTo test the effect of CommunityRx, a scalable, low-intensity intervention that matches patients to community resources, on mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (primary outcome), physical HRQOL, and confidence in finding resources.
methodsA real-world trial assigned publicly insured residents of Chicago, Illinois, aged 45 to 74 years to an intervention (n = 209) or control (n = 202) group by alternating calendar week, December 2015 to August 2016. Intervention group participants received usual care and an electronic medical record-generated, personalized list of community resources. Surveys (baseline, 1-week, 1- and 3-months) measured HRQOL and confidence in finding community resources to manage health.
resultsAt 3 months, there was no difference between groups in mental (-1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -3.02, 0.96) or physical HRQOL (0.59; 95% CI = -0.98, 2.16). Confidence in finding resources was higher in the intervention group (odds ratio = 2.08; 95% CI = 1.18, 3.63); the effect increased at each successive time point. Among intervention group participants, 65% recalled receiving the intervention; 48% shared community resource information with others.
conclusionsCommunityRx did not increase HRQOL, but its positive effect on confidence in finding resources for self-care suggests that this low-intensity intervention may have a role in population health promotion.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02435511.
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Electronic Health RecordsHealth PromotionReferral and ConsultationAgedChicagoCommunity Health CentersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPopulation HealthPovertyQuality of Life
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