Focus groups reveal how threat vigilance hinders social needs screening and referrals in the emergency department

IntroductionScreening for unmet social needs (such as food or housing insecurity) in healthcare settings has the potential to promote patient health by connecting them with needed resources, but many patients decline to complete screening instruments. The purpose of this paper was to identify the ba...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Communication
Main Authors:	Sara G. Bybee, Natalie J. Tedford, Ernest G. Grigorian, Brenda Luther, Jia-Wen Guo, Bob Wong, Lisa Diamond, Andrea S. Wallace
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Subjects:	social determinants of health social needs safety threat vigilance screening social services
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2025.1558250/full