Same Diagnosis, Different Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Why Does it Matter?
Antonio and Ronald both experienced a major health event—a stroke. They received the same medical diagnosis. They have different social determinants of health (SDOH). Antonio and Ronald are fictional characters, but they represent the many people with the same diagnosis and different SDOH that audiologists and speech-language pathologists work with every day. You can explore how a stroke affects Antonio and Ronald’s SDOH below and download the content at the bottom of the page.
Client SDOH is Important to Person-Centered Care
CSD professionals know that no two clients have identical health. When people have the same medical or communication diagnosis, their health outcomes may be different. As audiologists and speech-language pathologists learn more about clients’ social determinants of health (SDOH), they can use this information to spot potential barriers and draw upon someone’s strengths. Incorporating SDOH information into treatment is a crucial part of providing patient centered care.
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How can you use this content as a teaching tool and resource?
- Discuss it with your colleagues to get their perspective.
- Incorporate the content into lectures or professional development training.
- Print the infographic and distribute as a handout.
- Review it with administrators to support implementing consistent SDOH screening.
- Save the infographic as a study tool or reference.
- Share it with administrative or office staff to promote awareness of SDOH-related barriers to care.
- Use it as a guide to review cases from your own practice and to consider SDOH that were barriers or protective factors.
