ArticleAnnals of emergency medicine2021
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients.
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- Screening and Response for Adverse Social Determinants of Health in US Emergency Departments.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Implementing Social Determinants of Health Screening in US Emergency Departments.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Emergency Department Comprehensive Social Risk Screening and Resource Referral Program.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- From Mandate to Meaning: A Health Equity Implementation Framework and Knowledge-to-Action-Informed Qualitative Study of Health-Related Social Needs Implementation.Health services insights · 2025Article
- A Clinical Decision Support System for Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Emergency Department: Defining End User Needs and Preferences.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Article
- Pediatric Emergency Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Confidential Adolescent Care.Pediatric emergency care · 2024Article
- Acceptance of Automated Social Risk Scoring in the Emergency Department: Clinician, Staff, and Patient Perspectives.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Public Health Interventions in the Emergency Department: A Framework for Evaluation.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Health-related social needs information in the emergency department: clinician and patient perspectives on availability and use.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
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objectiveThere has been increasing attention to screening for health-related social needs. However, little is known about the screening practices of emergency departments (EDs). Within New England, we seek to identify the prevalence of ED screening for health-related social needs, understand the factors associated with screening, and understand how screening patterns for health-related social needs differ from those for violence, substance use, and mental health needs.
methodsWe analyzed data from the 2018 National Emergency Department Inventory-New England survey, which was administered to all 194 New England EDs during 2019. We used descriptive statistics to compare ED characteristics by screening practices, and multivariable logistic regression models to identify factors associated with screening.
resultsAmong the 166 (86%) responding EDs, 64 (39%) reported screening for at least one health-related social need, 160 (96%) for violence (including intimate partner violence or other violent exposures), 148 (89%) for substance use disorder, and 159 (96%) for mental health needs. EDs reported a wide range of social work resources to address identified needs, with 155 (93%) reporting any social worker availability and 41 (27%) reporting continuous availability.
conclusionNew England EDs are screening for health-related social needs at a markedly lower rate than for violence, substance use, and mental health needs. EDs have relatively limited resources available to address health-related social needs. We encourage research on the development of scalable solutions for identifying and addressing health-related social needs in the ED.
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