Patient-Reported Social Risk Factor Screening Among Rheumatology Outpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to pilot test a patient-reported social risk factor (SRF) screening tool among rheumatology outpatients and to examine the distribution of SRFs in this population.

Methods

A SRF screening tool was completed electronically by patients. Patients were screened for four core SRF domains (financial strain, housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation needs) and four supplemental SRF domains (physical inactivity, social isolation, stress, and depression). Data from the electronic health record were extracted for patients with at least one domain screened who were seen by participating rheumatology providers between January 1 and October 31, 2023. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regressions were used to examine t

SUBMITTER: Chandler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature