Table 4 Specialty differences in SDOH perceptions and behaviors

Perceptionsⁱ

SDOH affects the health outcomes of ALL individuals in the US healthcare system

3.51

1.31

53.8

4.02

0.99

74.4

4.04

1.17

70.8

4.08

1.21

75

4.36

1.06

92.8

3.82

1.23

65.1

2.17

0.04

Collecting information on SDOH would put additional burden on providers in my healthcare setting

3.52

1.45

56.9

3.89

1.08

68.2

4.14

1.07

75.2

3.85

1.17

67.8

4

0.98

67.9

3.54

1.31

51.8

3.01

< 0.001

SDOH affects the health outcomes among patients in MY healthcare setting

3.54

1.23

52.3

3.98

1

68.1

3.88

1.07

66.7

4.18

0.96

77

4.5

0.64

92.8

3.81

1.18

62.6

3.89

< 0.001

Collecting information on SDOH will allow my healthcare setting to improve patient outcomes

3.72

1.18

61.6

3.4

1.14

44.2

3.75

1.12

62.1

3.6

1.4

58.4

3.79

1.03

57.1

4.05

1.15

72

1.93

0.06

I am confident in my understanding of SDOH

3.23

1.32

43

3.61

0.97

52.3

3.48

1.2

54.6

3.93

1.04

65

3.96

0.88

67.8

3.38

1.24

51.2

2.73

0.01

The benefits of collecting information on the SDOH outweigh the burden and risks

3.02

1.28

32.3

3.37

1.16

53.5

3.56

1.16

52.8

3.8

1.12

63.3

3.89

0.92

67.9

3.17

1.13

37.8

4.03

< 0.001

SDOH are more important to overall health than the healthcare individuals receive

3.11

1.26

40

3.41

1.21

52.3

3.11

1.26

40

3.25

1.19

41

3.68

1.02

57.1

2.83

1.14

25.7

2.4

0.02

At the present time my healthcare setting is set up to address the SDOH

2.35

1.02

9.2

2.88

1.14

34.9

2.5

1.14

18.3

3.16

1.16

42.6

2.82

1.09

25

2.49

1.21

23.2

3.52

< 0.001

Behaviors

I highly prioritize addressing SDOH in my healthcare settingⁱ

2.65

1.23

20

3.23

1.15

41.9

3.03

1.2

34.5

3.3

1.05

42.6

3.68

0.77

64.3

2.89

1.04

23.5

3.22

< 0.001

How often do you do the following in your healthcare setting?ⁱⁱ

 Wish for additional resources programs to address the SDOH of patients

3.1

1.32

46

3.8

1.1

68.3

3.77

1.25

65.4

3.69

1.18

64.4

4.04

1.11

80.8

3.31

1.21

50

3.83

< 0.001

 Think about the impact of SDOH on patients

3.22

1.17

46

3.73

1.12

63.4

3.51

1.22

58.8

3.69

1.1

66.1

3.92

1.06

69.2

3.29

1.21

48.7

1.93

0.06

 Screen for SDOH

2.54

1.31

20.6

3.59

1.12

61

3.32

1.31

52

3.73

1.11

71.2

4.12

0.91

80.8

3

1.39

42.3

7.13

< 0.001

 Address the SDOH of patients in any way other than screening

2.38

1.28

20.6

3.54

1.23

53.6

3.17

1.22

44.2

3.66

1.17

64.4

3.77

1.31

69.2

2.82

1.23

34.2

7.66

< 0.001

All questions

3.07

1.26

38.64

3.57

1.11

56.62

3.48

1.18

53.49

3.69

1.14

61.45

3.89

0.98

68.67

3.26

1.21

45.24