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Table 1 Social  need indicators

From: Do patients want clinicians to ask about social needs and include this information in their medical record?

Need

Comfort with question about need, % (n)

Reporting need, % (n)

Of patients reporting need:

Asked in clinic, 12-mo % (n)

Discomfort when asked, % (n)

Want assistance, % (n)

Received assistance, %

(n)

Housing

96.7 (203)

26.8 (58)

19.6 (11/56)

7.5 (4/53)

17.9 (10/56)

3.6 (2/56)

Food

97.6 (205)

15.7 (34)

20.6 (7/34)

3.1 (1/32)

47.1 (16/34)

11.8 (4/34)

Transportation

97.6 (205)

13.0 (28)

21.4 (6/28)

3.9 (1/26)

32.1 (9/28)

7.1 (2/28)

Utilities

98.1 (205)

5.6 (12)

16.7 (2/12)

0.0 (0/12)

41.7 (5/12)

16.7 (2/12)

Interpersonal Safety

96.7 (203)

20.4 (44)

35.7 (15/42)

5.1 (2/39)

4.9 (2/41)

0.0 (0/42)

  1. Unstable housing: 1+ problem (pests, mold, lead, heat, oven, smoke detector, water leak) or unstable housing (anxious about losing home or homeless)
  2. Food insecurity: Sometimes/often run out of food or food does not last until end of month
  3. Transportation need: Lack of reliable transportation
  4. Intermittent utilities: utilities shut off in past year
  5. Threat to safety: Worried about safety, threatened with harm, or sometimes/often screamed at or cursed
  6. Sample size ranges from n=209-216