Holistic Care: How Psychosocial Factors Impact O&P Patients
Maria St. Louis-Sanchez
June 1, 2026
O&P clinicians spend their careers determining and fitting the most appropriate devices for each individual patient. But even if they do that perfectly, the patient’s success may be out of their hands. Studies show that medical care accounts for just 10-20 percent of health outcomes. The rest are influenced by social determinants of health, which include socioeconomic factors, environmental conditions, food security, and social networks.1
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