Respondent involved in caring for vulnerable or marginalized patients (N = 50) | |
• Persons with mental health problems | 46 (92.0) |
• Recent immigrants and refugees | 44 (88.0) |
• People living in poverty | 41 (82.0) |
• Single parents | 39 (78.0) |
• Persons with substance abuse and addiction problems | 39 (78.0) |
• Isolated seniors | 38 (76.0) |
• Young children from disadvantaged households | 33 (66.0) |
• Victims of abuse and neglect | 25 (50.0) |
• Indigenous persons | 25 (50.0) |
Respondent believes it is the role of health workers to address the social determinants of health (N = 50) | |
• Yes | 44 (88.0) |
• No | 0 (0.0) |
• Unsure | 6 (12.0) |
Respondent has specific ways of asking patients about sensitive topics such as food insecurity, racism, and family violence (N = 49) | |
• Yes | 16 (32.7) |
• No | 18 (36.7) |
• Unsure | 15 (30.6) |
Respondent has said or done things that have helped vulnerable or marginalized patients (N = 48) | |
• Yes | 33 (68.8) |
• No | 5 (10.4) |
• Unsure | 10 (20.8) |
Respondent finds the CLEAR Toolkit clinical decision aid* (N = 37) ... | |
• Is clearly written | 37 (100.0) |
• Is relevant to my work | 33 (89.2) |
• Can help me address the social causes of poor health | 32 (86.5) |
• Can help me interact with my patients | 31 (83.8) |
• Is useful in my local context | 28 (75.7) |
• Has inspired me to take on larger social action | 21 (56.8) |