Effects of In-Person Navigation to Address Family Social Needs on Child Health Care Utilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

While many organizations endorse screening for social risk factors in clinical settings, few studies have examined the health and utilization effects of interventions to address social needs.

Objective

To compare the acute care utilization effects of a written resources handout vs an in-person navigation service intervention to address social needs.

Design, settings, and participants

In this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial, 1809 adult caregivers of pediatric patients seen in primary and urgent care clinics of 2 safety-net hospitals in northern California were recruited between October 13, 2013, and August 27, 2015. Each participating family was randomly assigned to an in-person navigator intervention vs active control to address the family

SUBMITTER: Pantell MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265099 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature