Collection and Use of Social Determinants of Health Data in Inpatient General Internal Medicine Wards: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in incorporating social determinants of health (SDoH) data collection in inpatient hospital settings to inform patient care. However, there is limited information on this data collection and its use in inpatient general internal medicine (GIM). This scoping review sought to describe the current state of the literature on SDoH data collection and its application to patient care in inpatient GIM settings.

Methods

English-language searches on MedLine, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane, and PsycINFO were conducted from 2000 to April 2021. Studies reporting systematic data collection or use of at least three SDoH, sociodemographic, or social needs variables in inpatient hospital GIM settings were included. Four independent reviewers scr

SUBMITTER: Davis VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905340 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature