Parent Perspectives on Electronic Health Record-Based Social Needs Screening and Documentation: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social needs interventions in clinical settings can improve child health outcomes; however, they are not routinely delivered in routine pediatric care. The electronic health record (EHR) can support these interventions, but parent engagement in the development of EHR-based social needs interventions is lacking. The aim of this study was to assess parent perspectives on EHR-based social needs screening and documentation and identify family-centered approaches for screening design and implementation.

Methods

We enrolled 20 parents from four pediatric primary care clinics. Parents completed a social risk questionnaire from an existing EHR module and participated in qualitative interviews. Parents were asked about the acceptability of EHR-based social needs screening a

SUBMITTER: LeLaurin JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592213 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature