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Interventions to improve ethical decision-making skills in nursing students: A systematic review
Nursing ethics
social determinants health sdoh greater impact individual health outcomes healthcare services person receives healthcare providers face barriers addressing factors clinical settings previous studies shown providers often lack necessary knowledge resources adequately screen otherwise assist patients unmet social needs study explores perceptions behaviors related sdoh among healthcare providers united states us crosssectional study analyzed data 22item online survey using reaction datas research platform healthcare professionals us survey items included demographic questions well likert scale questions healthcare providers perceptions behaviors related sdoh descriptive statistics calculated analyses conducted using ttests analysis variance total 563 respondents completed survey majority male 726 white 81 located urban areas 822 terms perceptions providers agreed strongly agreed sdoh affect health outcomes patients 685 241 agreed strongly agreed healthcare setting set address sdoh terms behavior fewer half currently screened sdoh 486 addressed 427 sdoh ways providers 557 wanted additional resources focus sdoh statistical analyses showed significant differences gender females likely males prioritize sdoh specialty psychiatrists pediatricians familygeneral medicine practitioners likely prioritize sdoh healthcare providers understand connection unmet social needs patients health also feel limited ability address issues ongoing efforts improve medical education shift healthcare system allow payment delivery holistic care considers sdoh likely provide new opportunities healthcare providers addition institutional patient levels providers potential advocate policy system changes societal level better address root causes social issues