GC1
Social Support
Isolation, availability of practical help, and ability to ask for and receive support.
5 items
·Open framework · GiveCare
A caregiver SDOH framework built for controlled pilots.
GC-SDOH-30 is a caregiver-specific social determinants screening framework designed to surface pressures that patient screens usually miss.
Form factor
30 questions · 6 domains
Administration
Adaptive, screener-driven follow-up
Alignment
PRAPARE / AHC-HRSN-compatible framing
Audience
Caregiver-serving orgs, researchers, pilot teams
Caregivers experience social determinants differently from patients because they are carrying someone else's care while their own wellbeing is under pressure.
GC-SDOH-30 is designed to surface that difference: social isolation driven by role load, exhaustion from care tasks, legal and navigation friction, and the financial drag of long-term support.
The instrument is adaptive, so deeper questioning happens only where the screener suggests meaningful pressure.
Adoption at a glance
Built for integration into SMS or web assessment flows.
Mapped to GiveCare's six domains for downstream support and follow-up.
Six domains
GC2
Physical Health
Exhaustion, sleep quality, skipped medical appointments, and ability to care for their own health.
5 items
GC3
Housing & Environment
Home stability, safety, accessibility, transportation, and neighborhood resources.
5 items
GC4
Financial Resources
Caregiving costs, income reduction, affordability of support, and long-term financial security.
5 items
GC5
Legal & Navigation
System navigation, benefits access, paperwork load, and provider coordination.
5 items
GC6
Emotional Wellbeing
Overwhelm, anxiety, guilt, loss of identity, and access to joy and meaning.
5 items
Why caregivers need their own SDOH framework
Role load
Caregivers manage someone else's health while their own deteriorates, a dynamic that patient-focused tools rarely capture.
Social isolation
Caregiving shrinks networks through time pressure and exhaustion, even when transportation is not the main barrier.
Financial depletion
Out-of-pocket costs and reduced work create a profile distinct from patient-focused hardship screens.
Legal navigation
Insurance, benefits, and proxy decision-making add an administrative load of their own.
GC-SDOH-30 maps directly to GiveCare's six domains, supporting follow-up over time instead of a one-time screen.
How adoption works
1
Integrate
Embed via SMS or web assessment flow. GC-SDOH-30 asks four optional questions in one domain flagged by GC-SDOH-6.
2
Score
Adaptive domain scoring produces a 0-100 score per domain. Deficit-framed items map to actionable bands.
3
Act
Domain scores are designed to inform GiveCare Mira support, referrals, and follow-up over time.
Ready to pilot GC-SDOH-30?
GiveCare supports controlled pilots, research use, and implementation planning. Reach out to discuss pilot fit, implementation, and licensing.