A Survey of Adolescent and Caregiver Perceptions of Substance Use Screening in Pediatric Emergency Departments
Most adolescents and caregivers did not definitely support substance use screening in EDs and identified distinct barriers and facilitators. Addressing concerns about privacy, legal consequences, and trust while leveraging digital tools and other follow-up resources may enhance screening acceptability and reach. Future clinical trials can leverage this information to design and evaluate interventions for optimal substance use screening among adolescents in EDs.
Authors
- Cameron Coakes
- Aleksandra E Zgierska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7773-6003)
- Thomas H. Chun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7657-5554)
- Sharon J. L. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7353-3161)
- Christopher Buresh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6498-7030)
- Stephen Sandelich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2940-4699)
- Heather Stuckey-Peyrot
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100198
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Penn State College of Medicine
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences