SynthesisJournal of the National Medical Association2023
The impact of screening for social risks on OBGYN patients and providers: A systematic review of current evidence and key gaps.
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- Systems Factors Contributing to Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Health: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Pooled it
- Changes in documentation of social risk factor diagnosis codes: comparison of Medicaid Accountable Care Organization model types.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- "Actionable" risk for preterm birth: patterns and prediction in California singleton births 2016-2020.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The role of social determinants of health in post-diagnosis gestational weight gain trajectories among women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cohort using latent class linear mixed models.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Social and Demographic Health Disparities in Knee Osteoarthritis and Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2026Review
- Incorporating end-user perspectives into the development of a machine learning algorithm for first time perinatal depression prediction.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Patients' perspectives about sharing information with providers on social needs during pregnancy: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Physicians' experiences screening for and addressing patients' social needs in prenatal healthcare.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasingly, policymakers and professional organizations support screening for social assets and risks during clinical care. Scant evidence exists on how screening impacts patients, providers, or health systems.
objectiveTo systematically review published literature for evidence of the clinical utility of screening for social determinants of health in clinical obstetric and gynecologic (OBGYN) care. SEARCH STRATEGY: We systematically searched Pubmed (March 2022, 5,302 identified) and identified additional articles using hand sorting (searching articles citing key articles (273 identified) and through bibliography review (20 identified)). SELECTION CRITERIA: We included all articles that measured a quantitative outcome of systematic social determinants of health (SDOH) screening in an OBGYN clinical setting. Each identified citation was reviewed by two independent reviewers at both the title/abstract and full text stages. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We identified 19 articles for inclusion and present the results using narrative synthesis. MAIN
resultsThe majority of articles reported on SDOH screening during prenatal care (16/19) and the most common SDOH was intimate partner violence (13/19 studies). Overall, patients had favorable attitudes towards SDOH screening (in 8/9 articles measuring attitudes), and referrals were common following positive screening (range 5.3%-63.6%). Only two articles presented data on the effects of SDOH screening on clinicians and none on health systems. Three articles present data on resolution of social needs, with inconsistent results.
conclusionsLimited evidence exists on the benefits of SDOH screening in OBGYN clinical settings. Innovative studies leveraging existing data collection are needed to expand and improve SDOH screening.
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