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. 2023 Jul 24;5(9):100702. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100702

Table 1.

Performance Characteristics of Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool Questions.

AHC HRSN Screening Tool Questions5 Housing Insecure Question Characteristics (95% CI)
Yes n = 10 No n = 22 SN: 10/10 = 100% (69-100)
SP: 18/22 = 82% (60-95)
PPV: 10/14 = 71% (42-92)
NPV 18/18 = 100% (81-100)
What is your living situation today?7
I have a place to live today but I am worried about losing it in the future OR I do not have a steady place to live, n=14 10 4
I have a steady place to live, n=18 0 18
Food Insecure
Yes n=21 No n=11 SN: 12/21 = 57% (34-78)
SP: 7/11 = 64% (31-89)
PPV: 12/16 = 75% (48-93)
NPV: 7/16 = 44% (20-70)
Within the past 12 months, were you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more.8
Often true OR sometimes true, n=16 12 4
Never true, n=16 9 7
Within the past 12 months, were there occasions when the food you bought just didn’t last and you didn’t have money to get more.8 SN: 13/21 = 62% (38-82)
SP: 6/11 = 55% (23-83)
PPV: 13/18 = 72% (47-90)
NPV: 6/14 = 43% (18-71)
Often true OR sometimes true, n=18 13 5
Never true, n=14 8 6
Positive response to either food insecurity question SN: 15/21 = 71% (48-89)
SP: 6/11 = 55% (23-83)
PPV: 15/20 = 75% (51-91)
NPV: 6/12 = 50% (21-79)
Yes, n=20 15 5
No, n=12 6 6

Note. Determined during semistructured interviews.

Abbreviations: AHC HRSN, Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; SN, sensitivity; SP, specificity.