ArticleMedical care2019
Clinician Experiences and Attitudes Regarding Screening for Social Determinants of Health in a Large Integrated Health System.
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Addressing Unmet Social Needs Among Hospitalized Children
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121 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Systematic Review of Electronic Community Resource Referral Systems.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Screening Health-Related Social Needs in Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Health Care Professional and Patient Perspectives.Population health management · 2023Pooled it
- Food Insecurity and Major Diet-Related Morbidities in Migrating Children: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Adopting Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Underserved Communities (ASPIRE): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Trial
- Multi-Sector Assessment and Client-Perception of Social Need at Long-Term Follow-Up of a Group-Randomized Trial of Community-Engaged Collaborative Care for Adults with Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Patterns of social determinants of health screening and health-related social needs among patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer in a safety-net system.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- Income Security Health Promotion: Addressing Patients' Unmet Income Needs in a Toronto Family Practice, a Qualitative Study.International journal of social determinants of health and health services · 2026Article
- Assessing Unmet Social Needs in Multiple Sclerosis Care in Australia: A Qualitative Assessment of Feasibility, Barriers and Enablers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Social Risks and Receipt of Resources Among Rural and Urban Veterans.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
- Social needs screening in hepatology clinic: a qualitative study of patient experience.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Beyond capacity: qualitative stakeholder perspectives on demand for health-related social needs navigation through patient self-navigation tools.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators to developing an equity dashboard to identify disparities in kidney transplant access: a mixed methods study.Frontiers in transplantation · 2026Article
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- Reasons for referral to a social prescribing program through the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in Portugal.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physician Perspectives on Z Codes for Social Determinants of Health Screening.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Applying a process mapping methodology to identify barriers and facilitators to social needs screener and medical-legal partnership integration into primary care facilities.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- Examining the relationship between social determinants of health with daily tobacco use, binge-drinking, and daily cannabis use.PloS one · 2026Article
- Measurement and structural invariance of the social determinants of health questionnaire (SDH-Q) across countries.PloS one · 2026Article
- Preparing Future Physicians to Address the Social Needs of Patients in Their Daily Clinical Practice: An Interactive Workshop.MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources · 2026Article
- Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Point-of-Care Feasibility Study.Arthritis care & research · 2025Observational
61 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundClinical screening for basic social needs-such as food and housing insecurity-is becoming more common as health systems develop programs to address social determinants of health. Clinician attitudes toward such programs are largely unexplored.
objectiveTo describe the attitudes and experiences of social needs screening among a variety of clinicians and other health care professionals. RESEARCH
designMulticenter electronic and paper-based survey. SUBJECTS: Two hundred fifty-eight clinicians including primarily physicians, social workers, nurses, and pharmacists from a large integrated health system in Southern California. MEASURES: Level of agreement with prompts exploring attitudes toward and barriers to screening and addressing social needs in different clinical settings.
resultsOverall, most health professionals supported social needs screening in clinical settings (84%). Only a minority (41%) of clinicians expressed confidence in their ability to address social needs, and less than a quarter (23%) routinely screen for social needs currently. Clinicians perceived lack of time to ask (60%) and resources (50%) to address social needs as their most significant barriers. We found differences by health profession in attitudes toward and barriers to screening for social needs, with physicians more likely to cite time constraints as a barrier.
conclusionsClinicians largely support social needs programs, but they also recognize key barriers to their implementation. Health systems interested in implementing social needs programs should consider the clinician perspective around the time and resources required for such programs and address these perceived barriers.
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