Routine Evaluation of the Social Determinants of Health in Oncology: User-centered Resource Coordination and Engagement (RESOURCE)
Trial Description
The purpose of this research is to understand how screening for patient resource needs
followed by customized resource matching can improve outcomes for adults with breast, lung or
gastrointestinal cancer.
Eligibility Requirements
Inclusion Criteria:
- Eligible patients will be adults age 18 or older, able to consent, scheduled for a new
patient consultation in DFCI BOC, TOP or GCC. To select for patients from demographic
groups vulnerable to SDoH needs, two different groups will be eligible to participate.
- Group A
- BIPOC (Black, Latinx, Native American or Pacific Islander)
- LEP Spanish-speaking (As indicated by the EHR)
- Low SES (from zip code with median household income <$32,000/year) OR
- Age 70+
- Group B
- Any one NPIQ response indicating SDoH need
- Health literacy/numeracy, Caregiving/relationships, OR Finances
Exclusion Criteria:
- Group A and B
-- Patients not continuing care at Dana Farber Cancer Institute