---
title: "social_context_screening"
description: "Series of questions and associated answers used to screen about the social environment and social situation which may impact the health and well-being of the individual, especiall…"
---

Series of questions and associated answers used to screen about the social environment and social situation which may impact the health and well-being of the individual, especially to identify potential issues or risks.

**Purpose.** To create a framework for recording answers to pre-defined screening questions about the social context.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.social_context_screening.v1` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `screening_purpose`<br />`screening_purpose_code`<br />`screening_purpose_system`<br />`screening_purpose_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Screening purpose | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0034]` |
| `overall_comment` | `text` | yes | Overall comment | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0052]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((screening_purpose_code is null and screening_purpose_system is null and screening_purpose_valueset_id is null) or (screening_purpose is not null and screening_purpose_code is not null and screening_purpose_system is not null and screening_purpose_valueset_id is not null))
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `screening_purpose_valueset_id, screening_purpose_code, screening_purpose_system, screening_purpose` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Referenced by

- [`social_context_screening_specific_social_context`](/docs/tables/social_context_screening_specific_social_context) via `social_context_screening_id`

## Indexes

- `social_context_screening_form_id_idx` on `form_id`

## Child tables

1 table hang off `social_context_screening`, one row per repetition.

### `social_context_screening_specific_social_context`

Child table — one row per repetition, deleted with its parent.

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `social_context_screening_id` | `uuid` → [`social_context_screening`](/docs/tables/social_context_screening) | no | — | — |
| `position` | `integer` | no | Order of this row within its parent, from zero. | — |
| `context`<br />`context_code`<br />`context_system`<br />`context_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Context | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0022]/items[at0004]` |
| `presence` | `boolean` | yes | Presence? | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0022]/items[at0005]` |
| `timing` | `timestamptz` | yes | Timing | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0022]/items[at0051]` |
| `comment` | `text` | yes | Comment | `/data[at0001]/events[at0002]/data[at0003]/items[at0022]/items[at0025]` |

#### Constraints

```sql
check ((context_code is null and context_system is null and context_valueset_id is null) or (context is not null and context_code is not null and context_system is not null and context_valueset_id is not null))
```

#### Unique

- `social_context_screening_id, position`

#### References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `social_context_screening_id` | [`social_context_screening`](/docs/tables/social_context_screening) | cascade |
| `context_valueset_id, context_code, context_system, context` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Value sets

| Value set | Codes |
|---|---|
| `org.openehr::openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.social_context_screening.v1/context` | 2 |