A Computerized Sexual Health Survey Improves Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infection in a Pediatric Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess whether clinical decision support, using computerized sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk assessments, results in increased STI testing of adolescents at high risk for STI.

Study design

In a 2-arm, randomized, controlled trial conducted at a single, urban, pediatric emergency department, adolescents completed a computerized sexual health survey. For patients assigned to the intervention arm, attending physicians received decision support to guide STI testing based on the sexual health survey-derived STI risk; in the usual care arm, decision support was not provided. We compared STI testing rates between the intervention and usual care groups, adjusting for potential confounding using multivariable logistic regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Goyal MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5440080 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature