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Learning social determinants of health through a home visiting course in the clinical years
Doron Sagi1, Sivan Spitzer-Shohat2, Michal Schuster3
1Department of Population Health, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; MSR- The Israel Center for Medical Simulation, Israel.
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a new experience-based educational program aiming to teach social determinants of health (SDH) and health disparities, through a post-discharge home-visit conducted with patients recruited in hospital.
Methods:
105 clinical-year students visited 177 patients living in disadvantaged circumstances. Their home-visit reports were analyzed employing mixed methodology. Content analysis was conducted for classifying issues raised by students, and quantitative analysis to compare reports by level of elaboration, gender and class.
Results:
Fifteen taxonomy items were identified. Social support and patients' medical conditions were most prevalent, followed by personal-related and community-related issues. Analysis demonstrated students' understanding of the relationship between SDH and patient health, and challenges patients face following discharge. Women and mixed couples provided more elaborate reports, which contained significantly greater critique of medical care.
Conclusions:
Meeting patients both in hospital and at home enhanced awareness of SDH. Students learned to view the patient comprehensively, and to understand the diverse factors affecting their health. Students, who had essentially sole responsibility for the home-visit, successfully integrated their skills to take action when needed.
Practice Implications:
The ETGAR experience provided a means for effective learning about how social determinants impact on health.
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