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ArticleAcademic pediatrics2025

Dual Psychosocial Screening of the Adolescent Patient by Implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid Teen Questionnaire.

Ryan L Spotts, Jennifer Shook, Benjamin N Fogel, Chelsea Emrick, Eric Schaefer, Howard Dubowitz

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Ryan L SpottsDeparment of Pediatrics (RL Spotts, BN Fogel), Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa. Electronic address: rspotts@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
Jennifer ShookDepartment of Pediatrics (J Shook), Division of Adolescent Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Benjamin N FogelDeparment of Pediatrics (RL Spotts, BN Fogel), Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Chelsea EmrickDepartment of Pediatrics (C Emrick), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Eric SchaeferDepartment of Public Health Sciences (E Schaefer), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.
Howard DubowitzDepartment of Pediatrics (H Dubowitz), Division of Child Protection, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

Funding

STRATIFIED CLUSTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL (SCRT) OF A CLINICAL DECISION RULE (CDR) FOR ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA (AHT)P50HD089922 · NICHD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CHRISTIAN M CONNELL · 2017 to 2026
$16.9M
Dissemination and Implementation of the Safe Environment for Every Kid(SEEK) Model for Preventing Child Abuse and NeglectR01HD092489 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI DUBOWITZ, HOWARD · 2018 to 2022
$3.7M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD089922NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study introduces the SEEK Teen Questionnaire, expanding the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) approach to include adolescent perspectives alongside caregiver responses for dual psychosocial screening. The objective of this study was to triangulate adolescent responses with those of their caregivers to demonstrate the benefits of dual psychosocial screening.

methodsThe SEEK Teen Questionnaire was developed by integrating input from primary care and adolescent medicine professionals, national experts, and adolescent stakeholders. The resulting 32-item psychosocial screening tool was administered to adolescent patients aged 11-18 during well visits simultaneously with caregiver completion of the SEEK Parent Questionnaire from August to October, 2022 with interventions offered for identified problems. Responses were compared using McNemar's and Fisher's exact tests.

resultsFour hundred and eighty caregivers and adolescents consented to the study. Participants were generally white (64%), non-Hispanic (81%), and privately insured (62%). Adolescents had a high completion rate (97%) with concordant responses among matched caregivers between 83% and 96%. Among discordant dyads, adolescents disclosed concerns for their caregivers more commonly than caregivers expressed for themselves: discipline (83% vs. 17%, P<0.001), food insecurity (71% vs. 29%, P=0.09), intimate partner violence (78% vs. 22%, P<0.018), stress (81% vs. 19%, P<0.001), depression (64% vs. 36%, P=0.12), and substance misuse (91% vs. 9%, P<0.001).

conclusionsThis study demonstrates adolescents' willingness to provide insights into their caregivers' well-being and their high awareness of stressors affecting them. Incorporating adolescent perspectives enhances the identification of issues that may otherwise go unnoticed, underscoring the importance of dual psychosocial screening during adolescence.

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CaregiversMass ScreeningAdolescentChildDepressionFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMaleParentsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and Questionnairesadolescent healthfamily dynamicsprimary carepsychosocial screeningSafe Environment for Every Kid Teen Questionnaire

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PMCPMC11931426

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