Health-Related Social Needs Discussions in Primary Care Encounters in Safety-Net Clinics: A Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health-related social needs (HRSN) influence health outcomes and health care utilization. Clinicians face challenges addressing HRSN due to limited skills, expertise, and time. Further insight is needed on how patients and clinicians navigate HRSN in clinical encounters.

Objective

This study examines outpatient primary care encounters predating widespread HRSN screening to identify how discussions on HRSN are initiated and addressed.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative analysis was conducted on transcripts of 97 audiotaped English-speaking patient encounters from 3 clinics in New York City within a municipal health care system from January 2011 through April 2015. Patients were eligible if they were older than 18 years, self-identified as Bla

SUBMITTER: De Leon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11947842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature