Systematic Review of Social Risk Screening Tools

Structural Vulnerability Assessment Tool

Domains: Economic Stability
Education
Social and Community Context
Health and Clinical Care
Neighborhood and Physical Environment
Food
Constructs: Employment
Income
Expenses
Medical Bills
Language
Literacy and Health Literacy
Discrimination
Incarceration
Social Support Systems
Immigration/Refugee Status
Access to Health Care
Safety, Crime and Violence
Environmental Conditions
Quality of Housing
Walkability
Hunger/Food (In)security
Access to Healthy Options
Year Created: 2017
Number of Items: 43
Administration Time (Minutes): Not Reported
Administration Setting: Inpatient
Population Screened: Adults
Administration Methods: Not Reported

About the Tool

The Structural Vulnerability Assessment Tool is a 43-item questionnaire assessing needs across 6 domains (economic stability, education, social & community context, health and clinical care, neighborhood & physical environment, and food).

Read about development of the tool:
Structural Vulnerability: Operationalizing the Concept to Address Health Disparities in Clinical Care

Related Articles

Bourgois P, Holmes SM, Sue K, Quesada J. Structural Vulnerability: Operationalizing the Concept to Address Health Disparities in Clinical Care. Acad Med. 2017;92(3):299-307.

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