Implementation of a Program to Screen for the Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care
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Authors
Johnson, Macy
Issue Date
2021
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Social Determinants of Health , Screening Primary Care , Quality Improvement , Community Resources , Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Caring sciences::Nursing
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Description/Abstract
The goal of this quality improvement project was to integrate and evaluate the screening of
social determinants of health into a primary care practice and incorporate the screenings into the
electronical health record. The primary outcome measure was documentation of social
determinants of health in the electronic health record. The secondary outcome measure was to
provide patients with resources and document resources were given. The participants included
one provider and two medical assistants within a clinic. A chi-squared test of independence was
used to measure the improvements in screening and documentation of social determinants of
health. Content analysis was used to evaluate participant responses about the project. Descriptive
statistics was used to illustrate the results of each social determinant of health.