What is the purpose of this study?
Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are biopsychosocially complex and represent a vulnerable population at high risk for poor health-related outcomes. Beyond their primary liver disease, individuals with CLD often have unmet social needs which serve as important social determinants of health (SODH). For example, limited financial resources, lower educational attainment, unemployment, housing instability, limited neighborhood level resources are known to adversely impact outcomes in patients with CLD. In other populations, screening tools and modules have been created to determine what health-related socioeconomic needs (HRSN) patients have; however, there is no validated tool in CLD patients. Furthermore, it is unclear from current literature if patients are open to having their healthcare providers to address their HRSN and if physicians will incorporate these data into their care management plan. To address this gap in the literature, we aim to (1) identify the HRSNs of CLD patients, (2) determine patient’s preferences about completing HRSN screening during clinical care and (3) understand providers’ experiences with how they might use HRSN data in routine practice.