ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Integrating Social Care into Healthcare: A Review on Applying the Social Determinants of Health in Clinical Settings.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07279415 (Activate Tennessee), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Activate Tennessee: A CHW-Supported Program for Patient Activation
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Contextual nonmedical health factors and critical care-related outcomes: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial Determinants of Behavioral Health in Latinx Americans Nationwide: A Systematic Review Highlighting Cultural Strength Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Cardiovascular Health of Single Mothers: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of a Social Needs Navigation Intervention on Health Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization among Medicaid Members with Type 2 Diabetes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
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- The social context and environment as targets for heart failure prevention.Heart failure reviews · 2026Review
- Socioeconomic disparities in survival of patients with superficial colorectal cancer.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Association Between Community-Level Social Determinants of Health and Sepsis Incidence and Mortality: A Scoping Review.Critical care explorations · 2026Article
- Adaptation of a fair individualized polysocial risk score for hospitalization risk prediction.JAMIA open · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Social Health: A Narrative Review of Uses, Advantages, Challenges, and Future Directions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Beyond capacity: qualitative stakeholder perspectives on demand for health-related social needs navigation through patient self-navigation tools.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Examining the Intersection between Drivers of Disparities: Social Determinants and Stress Reactivity in African American Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer research communications · 2026Article
- The knowledge-symptom paradox in urinary incontinence: a health literacy and equity challenge in urban Southeast Asia.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Owner Social Determinants of Health Associated with Exercise Patterns in Golden Retrievers with and Without Cancer.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Healthcare utilization and cost analysis by social determinants of health: a prospective cohort study in Catalonia, Spain.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Improving Outcomes for Black Adults with Diabetes: The Power of Peer Support in the Multidisciplinary Care Team.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Connecting for health: qualitative exploration of community nursing in social prescribing for social determinants of health.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Enhancing organizational health literacy through pediatric clinical training: Mini-CEX-based formative assessment in case-based learning for pediatric pneumonia-a perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Economic implications of mental health disorders: a literature review of hospitalization costs, interventions, and outcomes.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Review
- Benefits of workplace collaboration with a trauma-informed support service: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Despite the substantial health and economic burdens posed by the social determinants of health (SDH), these have yet to be efficiently, sufficiently, and sustainably addressed in clinical settings-medical offices, hospitals, and healthcare systems. Our study contextualized SDH application strategies in U.S. clinical settings by exploring the reasons for integration and identifying target patients/conditions, barriers, and recommendations for clinical translation. The foremost reason for integrating SDH in clinical settings was to identify unmet social needs and link patients to community resources, particularly for vulnerable and complex care populations. This was mainly carried out through SDH screening during patient intake to collect individual-level SDH data within the context of chronic medical, mental health, or behavioral conditions. Challenges and opportunities for integration occurred at the educational, practice, and administrative/institutional levels. Gaps remain in incorporating SDH in patient workflows and EHRs for making clinical decisions and predicting health outcomes. Current strategies are largely directed at moderating individual-level social needs versus addressing community-level root causes of health inequities. Obtaining policy, funding, administrative and staff support for integration, applying a systems approach through interprofessional/intersectoral partnerships, and delivering SDH-centered medical school curricula and training are vital in helping individuals and communities achieve their best possible health.
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