Category for score for the social connection group
Registration Status:
Qualified
Permissible Values:
Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
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Value
Code Name
Code
Code System
Code Description
1
0 or 1 (Social Isolation or low social connection)
2
2 (Medium social connection)
3
3 (Medium-high social connection)
4
4 (High social connection)
Designations:
Designation:
Social Determinants of Health Score - Category
Tags:
Designation:
Social connection score interpretation
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Preferred Question Text
Designations:
Definition:
Category for score for the social connection group
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Short Description,Definition
Reference Documents:
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Language Code:
en-us
Document:
Pantell, M., Rehkopf, D, Jutte, D., Syme, S.L., Balmes, J., & Adler, N. (2013). Social isolation: A predictor of mortality comparable to traditional clinical risk factors. American Journal of Public Health, 103(11), 2056-2062.
Eng, P., Rimm, E.B., Fitzmaurice, G., & Kawachi, I. (2002). Social ties in relation to subsequent total and cause-specific mortality and coronary heart disease incidence in men. American Journal of Epidemiology, 155(8), 700-709.
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Guidelines/Instructions
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To obtain a Social Connection score on the Social Determinants of Health Form, information is needed from the Demographic Form and from the 4 questions on Social Connection (listed above). A. On the Demographic Form, if the person selected either the option of Married or Domestic Partnership for the Marital or Partnership Status variable, score = 1 On the Demographic Form, if the person selected Divorced, Never Married, Separated or Widowed for the Marital or Partnership Status variable, score = 0 B. Combine the answers to Questions 1 and 2 above. a. If combined total is 3 or greater, score = 1 b. If combined total is less than 3, score = 0 C. If answer to Question 3 above is 4 or greater, score = 1 If answer to Question 3 above is less than 4, score = 0 D. If the answer to Question 4 above is yes, score = 1 If the answer to Question 4 above is no, score = 0 Total Score: The four scores (from A, B, C, and D) are summed to calculate a total score. Total Score Range is 0 to 4. Interpretation: Score of 0 or 1 = social isolation or low social connection Score of 2 = medium social connection Score of 3 = medium-high social connection Score of 4 = high social connection