Effect of a Social Care Intervention on Health Care Experiences of Caregivers of Hospitalized Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health-related social risks (HRSRs), like food and housing insecurity, are stigmatized conditions that, when addressed in clinical settings, could inadvertently compromise health care experiences.

Objective

To test the noninferiority hypothesis that a low-intensity, high-scale social care intervention does not promote experiences of discrimination or diminish satisfaction with care compared to usual care.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a double-blind randomized clinical trial conducted from November 2020 to June 2022 with 12-month follow-up analyzing data obtained 1 week after baseline intervention at a 155-bed academic urban children's hospital with 5300 annual admissions. Participants were recruited from their children's hospital rooms during

SUBMITTER: Glasser NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature