Research Letter

Neighborhood- and Patient-Level Socioecological Determinants of Health Assessed Before Major Surgery

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32854

September 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

Read the full article

This cross-sectional study of US adults undergoing elective major surgery examines the correlation of neighborhood-level and patient-level socioecological determinants of health for projecting health outcomes.

Corresponding Author: Ira L. Leeds, MD, MBA, ScM, Yale School of Medicine, PO Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520 (Ira.Leeds@yale.edu).

Link to the article in your story

We encourage you to link out to this article in your story using the link below. It includes an access token that will give free access to the article for your readers up to one year after publication. (The link will be live after the article publishes and embargo is lifted.)

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32854?utm_source=for_the_media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=091925

Please see the article for additional information, including full author list, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

Need more information? Contact us.

Editor's Picks