CompletedNot Applicable

Optimized Health-Related Social Needs Screening and Community Linkages

United States236 participantsStarted 2019-05-07

Plain-language summary

The objective of this study is to to understand the most effective method for health-related social need (HRSN) screening in the challenging environment of an emergency department by randomizing patients to oral or written HRSN screening in the ED.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. age ≥ 18 years patients and either a parent/guardian of a pediatric/cognitively disabled patient in the MGH ED,
✓. triaged to the Acute, CDU, Fast Track, Urgent, and Pediatrics areas,
✓. English- or Spanish-speaking, and
✓. capable of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

✕. patients unwilling to have the interview audio-recorded,
✕. medically unstable patients, and
✕. Section 12, lack of capacity medical hold, sexual assault, child abuse, and emotionally distressed patients.

What they're measuring

Self-reported Satisfaction With the Screening Process

Timeframe: Immediately after completing survey

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03834441

SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-09-01

Results submitted2022-01-27

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