Digital Health Technologies for Screening and Identifying Unmet Social Needs: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social determinants of health strongly influence clinical outcomes. Social needs are the individual-level, actionable facets of the broader social determinants of health framework, including food security, stable housing, and access to essential services. When these needs go unmet, they adversely affect well-being and quality of care. Systematically detecting social needs is therefore critical, and emerging digital tools now offer efficient, scalable approaches for screening and identification.

Objective

This scoping review aimed to examine the use of digital health technology (DHT) or DHT-based interventions documented for screening and identifying unmet social needs in populations with high needs. We explore trends, effects, challenges, and limitations associate

SUBMITTER: Sezgin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature