Acceptability of automatic screening for viral hepatitis in an emergency department setting: patient and healthcare worker perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Screening for viral hepatitis by automatically ordering hepatitis B and C serology on blood samples already collected from patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) is a relatively novel concept, with modest costs involved.

Aim

The aim of this study was to determine patient and healthcare worker perspectives of automatic hepatitis screening at a large metropolitan hospital in Sydney, Australia.

Methods

In this cross-sectional survey study, patients admitted via ED and ED healthcare workers (HCWs) were invited to participate. The primary outcome was the level of patient and HCW acceptability of an automatic hepatitis screening process. Secondary outcomes were patient and HCW knowledge of viral hepatitis, perceptions and barriers to ED hepatitis sc

SUBMITTER: Kayes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature