A multidimensional framework for mapping social need to electronic health records in people with multimorbidity.

ABSTRACT: Social needs are sociocultural and economic factors influencing health and quality of life, including, for example, mobility limitations or financial difficulties. Multimorbidity - the presence of two or more long-term conditions (LTCs) - is an increasing public health challenge, with social needs often compounding the negative health outcomes associated with multimorbidity. In this study, we present a novel multidimensional framework for identifying and characterising social needs within a population-based cohort of adults with multimorbidity in England, utilising data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. The framework identifies eight critical domains of social needs: activities of daily living, mobility, financial constraints, disability, community care, housing status, social

SUBMITTER: Isaac T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12867966 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature