@article{ref1,
title="Screening for youth firearm violence exposure in primary care",
journal="AJPM Focus",
year="2024",
author="Goyal, Ansh and Labellarte, Patricia Z. and Hayes, Ashley A. and Bicek, J. C. 3rd and Barrera, Leonardo and Becker, Adam B. and Rowell, Bruce and Brewer, Audrey G.",
volume="3",
number="1",
pages="e100146-e100146",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess a modified gun violence exposure tool at a pediatric clinic on the West Side of Chicago to identify youth at high risk of future gun violence. <br><br>METHODS: A modified version of the SaFETy gun violence exposure tool, studied in a community pediatric primary care setting, was implemented from June to August 2021. Patients and pediatric clinicians were surveyed after pilot. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 508 eligible patients, 341 youth (67.1%) completed the SaFETy tool. None had a SaFETy score ≥6, the threshold for immediate referral. Over a quarter (26.4%) of youth had scores of 1-5, and of those, 7.8% were referred at the clinician's discretion. Youth (n=84) participants randomly selected to complete an anonymous survey provided feedback about the SaFETY tool, reporting that the questions were easy to understand (92%). All 6 pediatric clinicians surveyed agreed that the tool helped to identify youth exposed to gun violence. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Screening for gun violence exposure among youth is logistically feasible in the pediatric outpatient setting. A more sensitive validated tool to stratify low-/medium-risk patients in the primary care setting is needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2773-0654",
doi="10.1016/j.focus.2023.100146",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2023.100146"
}