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- Title
Mental Health Screening in Pediatric Primary Care: Factors Associated With Screening Completion and Elevated Scores.
- Authors
Habayeb, Serene; Onofaro, Kayla C.; Hawila, Nour; Druskin, Lindsay R.; Godoy, Leandra; Long, Melissa
- Abstract
This study aimed to examine predictors of complete and elevated youth mental health screens. Parents of 4- to 11-year-old children completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) during a routine, universal mental health screening initiative in primary care. Bivariate logistic regressions were run to examine associations between independent (visit age, sex, race/ethnicity, language, insurance, and guardian) and dependent variables (screening completion and elevated SDQ score). Parents of younger and Spanish-speaking (vs English-speaking) children were less likely to have a complete SDQ screen. Among those with complete SDQ screens, older children, male children, those with public or no insurance, and those who had a mother (vs father) complete the screener were more likely to have an elevated score. Understanding patterns of screening completion rates and predictors of elevated screens provides valuable information to improve resource mapping and planning. Findings can inform mental health screening implementation and optimization within primary care.
- Subjects
STATISTICS; AGE distribution; PEDIATRICS; MENTAL health; MEDICAL screening; LANGUAGE &; languages; PRIMARY health care; RISK assessment; SEX distribution; QUESTIONNAIRES; HEALTH insurance; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PARENTS
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2023, Vol 62, Issue 6, p584
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00099228221139983