Improving social needs screening in general paediatrics through project SEEK.

ABSTRACT: Unmet social needs in paediatric patients contribute to poor health outcomes and increased healthcare utilisation. In order to identify unmet social needs, we aimed to improve social determinant of health (SDoH) screening of children admitted to the general paediatrics teams at our institution. Between September 2021 and September 2024, we conducted a quality improvement project by a multidisciplinary stakeholder team to improve identification of unmet social needs at our institution. We set two aims: (1) develop a screening process acceptable to families and (2) increase the percentage of children admitted to general paediatrics with SDoH screening documented across four domains, including food insecurity, transportation barriers, housing insecurity and financial strain from 0% to 60%. Du

SUBMITTER: Feeney C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918692 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature