Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

Description

Background

  • Social determinants of health (SDOH) screenings have become increasingly common in healthcare settings over the past decade (Berkowitz et al., 2021; Rogers et al., 2020)
  • These screenings can help healthcare providers direct care and provide resources to patients with social needs (Bleacher et al., 2019)
  • The sensitive nature of the screening questions may cause patients to feel uncomfortable (Broaddus- Shea et al., 2022)
  • Many related studies focus on the perspective of adult caregivers of pediatric patients, less on the perspective of adult patients (Emengo et al., 2020)

Project Aims

  1. To further our understanding of adult patient perceptions of the SDOH screening experience
  2. To identify opportunities to improve the patient screening experience and effectively communicate the importance of the screening

Keywords

social determinants of health screening, health equity

Comments

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 3rd, 9:10 AM May 3rd, 11:00 AM

Patient Perceptions of Screening for Social Determinants of Health in a Primary Care Setting

Background

  • Social determinants of health (SDOH) screenings have become increasingly common in healthcare settings over the past decade (Berkowitz et al., 2021; Rogers et al., 2020)
  • These screenings can help healthcare providers direct care and provide resources to patients with social needs (Bleacher et al., 2019)
  • The sensitive nature of the screening questions may cause patients to feel uncomfortable (Broaddus- Shea et al., 2022)
  • Many related studies focus on the perspective of adult caregivers of pediatric patients, less on the perspective of adult patients (Emengo et al., 2020)

Project Aims

  1. To further our understanding of adult patient perceptions of the SDOH screening experience
  2. To identify opportunities to improve the patient screening experience and effectively communicate the importance of the screening