Systematic Review of Social Risk Screening Tools

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Domains: Economic Stability
Social and Community Context
Neighborhood and Physical Environment
Constructs: Expenses
Social Support Systems
Safety, Crime and Violence
Year Created: 2014
Number of Items: 23
Administration Time (Minutes): 5
Administration Setting: Other
Primary Care
Population Screened: Other
Administration Methods: Electronic

About the Tool

IOM/NAM (Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Medicine) is a 23-29 item questionnaire that addresses needs in 3 domains (economic stability, social & community context, and neighborhood & physical environment).

Read about the first empirical use of the tool:
Institute of Medicine Measures of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health: A Feasibility Study

Related Articles

Giuse NB, Koonce TY, Kusnoor SV, Prather AA, Gottlieb LM, Huang LC, Phillips SE, Shyr Y, Adler NE, Stead WW. Institute of Medicine Measures of Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health: A Feasibility Study. Am J Prev Med. 2017;52(2):199-206.

Prather AA, Gottlieb LM, Giuse NB, Koonce TY, Kusnoor SV, Stead WW, Adler NE. National Academy of Medicine Social and Behavioral Measures: Associations With Self-Reported Health. Am J Prev Med. 2017;53(4):449-456.

Tong ST, Liaw WR, Kashiri PL, Pecsok J, Rozman J, Bazemore AW, Krist AH. Clinician Experiences with Screening for Social Needs in Primary Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2018;31(3):351-63.

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