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PCORI Evidence Map: Social needs interventions to improve health outcomes evidence map

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The visualization displays summary information describing the target population, interventions, study design, and outcomes of 139 studies on social needs interventions, identified in systematic searches through March 5, 2021. The purpose of the evidence map is to distill complex information on study and population characteristics, health outcomes, and study quality for interventions addressing social needs in an accessible visual format for researchers, physicians, payers, and purchasers.

For additional resources beyond this visualization and the associated scoping review, visit the SIREN database.

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See accompanying report here.

Social Needs Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes. PCORI. September 2021. Available online.

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PCORI evidence map
Publication year
Resource type
Tools & Toolkits
Population
Children and Youth
Complex Patients
Homeless
Immigrants
Medicaid-insured
Medicare-insured
Pregnant/New Mothers
Veterans
Social Determinant of Health
Economic Security
Education/Literacy
Food/Hunger
Health Care Access
Legal Services
Social Support/Social Isolation
Transportation
Utilities
Violence/Safety
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