Screening for deprivation using the EPICES score: A tool for detecting patients at high risk of diabetic complications and poor quality of life

Impact of socio‐economic position on health and quality of care in adults with Type 2 diabetes in France: the Entred 2007 study

“…Results from a third study, performed in 123 patients hospitalized in an endocrinology department in a socioeconomically disadvantaged Parisian suburb [11], were also consistent with those of the present study; however, that study reported retinopathy to be significantly associated with a higher deprivation score, something not confirmed by our study. Neither was it confirmed by another study, with similar goals and design to the former, performed in 102 patients recruited in an Endocrinology and Diabetes unit in eastern France [12]. The rate of immigrant participants recruited in the deprived Parisian suburb (19%) was higher than that in eastern France (3%).…”

“…In France, the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes increases linearly with deprivation level [8]. Only few studies have been performed on these topics [11][12][13][14]. The large geographic variability in mortality, with particularly high mortality rates in the north-east and low rates in the west of France, may also reflect social disparity [10].…”

“…Little is known in France, however, about the relationship between socio-economic position and health status or quality of diabetes care. Only few studies have been performed on these topics [11][12][13][14]. The aim of the present study was to provide a better understanding of the association between socio-economic position, health status and quality of diabetes care in order to help develop interventions to reduce complications and risk of death.…”

Social deprivation and stroke severity on admission: a French cohort study in Burgundy and the West Indies – Guyana region

“…Thus, its psychometric properties may be different in specific patient populations. However, the EPICES score was also found to be independently associated with glycemic control, microvascular complications and renal complications in patients with diabetes , and with a lower acceptance of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients . Lastly, the EPICES score may not be transposable to populations from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds.…”

Impact of age on care pathways of people living with HIV followed up in hospital

“…An individual quantitative score called EPICES was calculated from 11 binary questions assessing social deprivation. This score is graded from 0 (no precarity) to 100 (extreme precarity) (Bihan et al, 2012;La Rosa, Le Clésiau, & Valensi, 2008;Labbe et al, 2015;Lelong et al, 2015;Sass et al, 2006). Each patient's physical condition was assessed on a scale from 0 (very tired) to 100 (in perfect health).…”