Patient and Community Organization Perspectives on Accessing Social Resources from the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study

We examined the perspectives of patients and community organizations regarding social risk screening and linkage from the ED.Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of ED patients and local community organization staff. Participants completed a brief demographic survey, health literacy assessment, and qualitative interview focused on barriers/facilitators to social risk screening in the ED, and ideas for screening and linkage interventions in the ED. Interviews were conducted in English or Spanish, recorded, transcribed, and coded. Themes were identified by consensus.Results:We conducted 22 interviews...
Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research