Related Experiment Video

Updated: Feb 7, 2026

Author Spotlight: Innovations in iTUG Test for Enhanced Risk Assessment and Cognitive Insights
05:26

Author Spotlight: Innovations in iTUG Test for Enhanced Risk Assessment and Cognitive Insights

Published on: October 25, 2024

1.8K

Development of the Pediatric Social Risk Instrument Using a Structured Panel Approach

Justine Cohen-Silver1,2,3, Sherri Adams1,2, Rishi Agrawal4

  • 11 The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Clinical Pediatrics
|July 14, 2018
PubMed

Insights

A new tool identifies social needs in hospitalized children, addressing a gap in care. This instrument helps healthcare providers understand social determinants of health impacting pediatric illness.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Social determinants of health significantly influence child illness.
  • No existing instrument effectively identifies social needs during pediatric hospital admissions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an instrument for identifying social needs in hospitalized children.
  • To address the gap in assessing social determinants of health for pediatric patients.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the UCLA-RAND appropriateness method with a panel of 11 experts.
  • Conducted 3 rounds of indicator review and consensus building.
  • Performed usability testing with families to refine the instrument.

Main Results:

  • Consensus reached on 86 indicators across 11 social risk themes.
  • Initial review of 347 indicators narrowed down to key measures.
  • Usability testing confirmed positive reception by families.

Conclusions:

  • A novel pediatric social risk instrument was successfully developed.
  • The instrument effectively identifies social needs in hospitalized children.
  • This tool aids in addressing social determinants of health in pediatric care.
Abstract

Keywords:
UCLA-RANDconsensus panelhealthhospital admissionhospital-basedinstrument developmentpediatricsocial determinantssocial risksocial risk indicatorssocial risk screeningstructured panel approach

More Related Videos

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View05:26

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

Published on: January 7, 2019

7.2K
Guidelines for Elective Pediatric Fiberoptic Intubation11:19

Guidelines for Elective Pediatric Fiberoptic Intubation

Published on: January 17, 2011

18.6K

Related Concept Videos

Social Scripts02:10

Social Scripts

People tend to know what behavior is expected of them in specific, familiar settings. A script is a person’s knowledge about the sequence of events expected in a specific setting (Schank & Abelson, 1977). Essentially, scripts are a particular kind of schema, one containing default values for the features within an event. In the restaurant example, the script's features include the props (e.g., tables, menu, food, and money), the roles to be played (e.g., customer and waiter),...
10.3K
Fruit Development, Structure, and Function01:58

Fruit Development, Structure, and Function

Fruits form from a mature flower ovary. As seeds develop from the ovules contained within, the ovary wall undergoes a series of complex changes to form fruit. In some fruits, such as soybeans, the ovary wall dries; in other fruits, such as grapes, it remains fleshy. In some cases, organs other than the ovary contribute to fruit formation; such fruits are called accessory fruits.
25.4K
Seed Structure and Early Development of the Sporophyte02:33

Seed Structure and Early Development of the Sporophyte

Seed structures are composed of a protective seed coat surrounding a plant embryo, and a food store for the developing embryo. The embryo contains the precursor tissues for leaves, stem, and roots. The endosperm and cotyledons—seed leaves—act as the food reserves for the growing embryo.
31.3K
Social Traps01:41

Social Traps

Social traps are negative situations where people get caught in a direction or relationship that later proves to be unpleasant, with no easy way to back out of or avoid. The concept was orignally introduced by John Platt who applied psychology to Garrett Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons", where in New England herd owners could let their cattle graze in the common ground. This situation seems like a good idea, but an individual could have an advantage. If they owned...
26.9K
Social Proof00:52

Social Proof

Social proof is a form of persuasion based on comparison and conformity. People compare their behavior and actions to what others are doing and will change to conform to do what their peers do.
32.4K
Wood Panel Products01:18

Wood Panel Products

Wood panel products are essential materials used in construction for applications such as flooring, siding, and roofing, typically available in standard dimensions of 4 feet by 8 feet, with thicknesses varying from one-quarter of an inch to one and one-eighth inches. Among the most common types of wood panels is plywood, which is produced by gluing multiple layers of thin wood veneers under pressure. The grain of the outer veneers runs lengthwise, while the grains of the interior layers run...
400