Open AccessHealthy Lifestyle Behaviors: Nursing Considerations for Social Determinants of Health
Author(s) -
Rachel Hirschey,
Kelly R. Tan,
Victoria Petermann,
Ashley Leak Bryant
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical journal of oncology nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1538-067X
pISSN - 1092-1095
DOI - 10.1188/21.cjon.s1.42-48
Subject(s) - social determinants of health , affect (linguistics) , context (archaeology) , medicine , health care , nursing , psychology , public health , political science , paleontology , communication , law , biology
Nurses develop meaningful and deep connections with patients, making them particularly skilled to consider how social determinants of health (SDOH) affect patients. SDOH include one's neighborhood and built environment, health and health care, social and community context, education, and economic stability. Consideration of SDOH, in addition to individual factors, allows nurses to better support patient engagement in health behaviors.