RE: A Tool for Addressing Social Isolation in Primary Care

  • Randall L Longenecker, Retired family physician and educator, Ohio University
11 March 2024

This article is an important contribution to the the conversation around social isolation. In addition to the traditional genogram, "ecomaps" of a patient's social relationships is a long-standing, simple, and useful tool for exploring social isolation. Here is a reference from 1987: Eco-Maps: A SystemsTool for Family Physicians
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2218299/pdf/canfamphys00179...
And one from 2023: Saragosa M, Singh H, Steele Gray C, Tang T, Orchanian-Cheff A, Nelson MLA. Use of eco-mapping in health services research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 May 26;13(5):e072588. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072588. PMID: 37236661; PMCID: PMC10230964.

Competing Interests: None declared.
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