Thread by @Trisha_the_doc

Well that was truly awesome. A presentation from a medical student Maddie Pritchard from Aberdeen on the effects of social deprivation on outcomes for frail older patients.

A complex subject! #bgsconf #SDOH (social determinants of health).

I’ll tweet some of Maddie’s graphs. Some fascinating results, that aren’t straightforward to explain….

#bgsconf

Check them out. It’s complicated because frail people in some parts of Scotland are younger than in some other parts. So judging outcomes related to age and frailty vs deprivation is complicated.

#SDOH #bgsconf

In some parts of the country too, many people don’t survive to older age, especially the men.

So it’s tricky to tease out what is age, sex or deprivation…

#SDOH #Deprivation #bgsconf

So, where do we take this?

It forms part of the #SCoOP project. @aberdeenuni and @GeriSoc are doing this together. Look it up!

Brilliant work though, well done all!

#bgsconf