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Social Context Section

Gives information about the Social context section

Social Context Section content

The Social context section carries information about the social context of the patient. PRSB Elements should be formatted as subheadings in any HTML sent.

Section Description Card. MRO* FHIR Target and Guidance
Social context The social setting in which the patient lives, such as their household, occupational history, and lifestyle factors. 0 to 1 O Carried in the CodeableConcept of Composition.section.code FHIR element.
PRSB Element Description Card. MRO* FHIR Target and Guidance
Household composition E.g., lives alone, lives with family, lives with partner, etc. This may be free text. 0 to 1 R This is the record of the people living in the household with the patient (including where the patient lives alone) as given by the patient or their representative or carer. Free text.
Occupational history The current and/or previous relevant occupation(s) of the patient/individual. 0 to many O This is a record of the patient's current or previous occupations as volunteered by the patient. Text only.
Educational history The current and/or previous relevant educational history of the patient/individual 0 to 1 O This is a record of the patient's current or previous educational history as volunteered by the patient or their representative or carer. Text only.
Alcohol intake Latest or current alcohol consumption observation 0 to 1 R Text only.
Drug/substance use Latest or current drug/ substance use observation 0 to 1 R Text only.
* M=Mandatory R=Required O=Optional

Example Social Context Section

Coded Resources

This text section should be linked to the following FHIR Resources to provide the textual information in a coded format.

  • The ITK3 FHIR Mental Health eDischarge does not currently support coded Social context information.
Tags: fhir

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