Acceptability of Adolescent Social and Behavioral Health Screening in the Emergency Department

Autor: Shilpa J. Patel, Gia M. Badolato, Lenore Jarvis, Monika K. Goyal, Steven D Langerman, Alexandra C. Rucker
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: J Adolesc Health
ISSN: 1879-1972
Popis: PURPOSE: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends routine screening for social and behavioral health risks (SBHR) in adolescents. Because adolescents who seek care in emergency departments (EDs) may have riskier behaviors than adolescents who access primary care, the ED may be a strategic additional setting for screening. We sought to identify acceptable domains for comprehensive SBHR screening in a pediatric ED. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess adolescent and caregiver acceptance of ED-based SBHR screening across multiple domains. Logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with screening acceptance. McNemar’s test was used to assess agreement within patient/caregiver dyads across domains. RESULTS: Among our 516 study participants (347 adolescents and 169 caregivers), those who indicated that they “agree” or “strongly agree” that ED-based screening should be conducted were classified as finding screening acceptable. Acceptability rates ranged from 45.0% (firearm access) to 77.5% (suicidality) among adolescents and 61.5% (firearm access) to 84.0% (substance use) among caregivers. After adjusting for gender, race/ethnicity, and insurance status, adolescents were less accepting than caregivers of screening for: substance use (aOR: 0.51; 0.31, 0.83; p
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