Partnering with Patients and Families to Improve Diagnostic Safety through the OurDX Tool: Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Preference.

ABSTRACT: Patients and families at risk for health disparities may also be at higher risk for diagnostic errors but less likely to report them.  This study aimed to explore differences in race, ethnicity, and language preference associated with patient and family contributions and concerns using an electronic previsit tool designed to engage patients and families in the diagnostic process (DxP).  Cross-sectional study of 5,731 patients and families presenting to three subspecialty clinics at an urban pediatric hospital May to December 2021 who completed a previsit tool, codeveloped and tested with patients and families. Prior to each visit, patients/families were invited to share visit priorities, recent histories, and potential diagnostic concerns. We used logistic regression to determine factors a

SUBMITTER: Bourgeois FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature