Validation of a standardised approach to collect sociodemographic and social needs data in Canadian primary care: cross-sectional study of the SPARK tool
SPARK provides a brief 15 min screening tool for primary care clinics to capture social and access needs. SPARK was able to correctly classify most participants within each domain. Related ongoing research is needed to further validate SPARK in a large representative sample and explore primary care implementation strategies to support integration.
Authors
- Dorothy Senior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8253-4481)
- Mandi Irwin
- Kris Aubrey‐Bassler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-6838)
- Alannah Delahunty‐Pike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-0685)
- Marjeiry Robinson
- Joseph O’Rourke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-506X)
- Nazeem Muhajarine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-5421)
- Andrew D. Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1841-9347)
- Alan Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-7024)
- Alexander Zsager
- Dana Howse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-0659)
- Jane Cooney
- Eunice Abaga
- Itunuoluwa Adekoya
- Emily Gard Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-0329)
- Cory Neudorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4943-4785)
- Leanne Kosowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-7878)
- Abigail Zita Seshie
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Unity Health Toronto
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091318
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research