Social history (medicine)
In medicine, a social history (abbreviated "SocHx")[1] is a portion of the medical history (and thus the admission note) addressing familial, occupational, and recreational aspects of the patient's personal life that have the potential to be clinically significant.
Components
[edit]Components can include inquiries about:
- Substances
- occupation
- sexual behavior (increased risk of various infections among prostitutes, people who have sex with people for money, and males engaging in anal-receptive intercourse)
- prison (especially if tuberculosis needs to be ruled out)
- travel
- exercise
- diet
- Firearms in household (especially if children or persons with cognitive impairment are present)
Relation to history
[edit]| Type of history | CC | HPI | ROS | Past, family, and/or social |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problem focused | Required | Brief | N/A | N/A |
| Expanded problem focused | Required | Brief | Problem pertinent | N/A |
| Detailed | Required | Extended | Extended | Pertinent |
| Comprehensive | Required | Extended | Complete | Complete |
References
[edit]- ^ "Medscape.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ "Evaluation and Management Services Guide" (PDF). www.cms.gov. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2011-02-27.