Implementation Support for a Social Risk Screening and Referral Process in Community Health Centers.

ABSTRACT: Evidence is needed about how to effectively support health care providers in implementing screening for social risks (adverse social determinants of health) and providing related referrals meant to address identified social risks. This need is greatest in underresourced care settings. The authors tested whether an implementation support intervention (6 months of technical assistance and coaching study clinics through a five-step implementation process) improved adoption of social risk activities in community health centers (CHCs). Thirty-one CHC clinics were block-randomized to six wedges that occurred sequentially. Over the 45-month study period from March 2018 to December 2021, data were collected for 6 or more months preintervention, the 6-month intervention period, and 6

SUBMITTER: Gold R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161727 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature