Spanish-Speaking Caregiver Preferences for Social Determinants of Health Screening

J Public Health Manag Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug;30(4):593-596. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001873. Epub 2024 Jun 12.

Abstract

Equitable social determinants of health (SDOH) screening has been recommended by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission; however, little is known about Spanish-speaking caregiver preferences on how they would like to be screened. We conducted a cross-sectional study at 3 pediatric clinics (October-December 2019). Caregivers completed (in English or Spanish) an SDOH screening preferences survey. Three hundred eighty-two of 443 caregivers approached (response rate = 86.2%) completed the survey. Most were female, preferred Spanish, and completed only high school. Spanish-speaking caregivers had greater odds of preferring verbal SDOH screening (odds ratio: 4.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.8-9.2) than English-speaking caregivers. Verbal SDOH screening should be a consideration in families who speak Spanish. Future studies should utilize qualitative methods to further explore Spanish-speaking caregiver preferences for SDOH screening.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Caregivers* / psychology
  • Caregivers* / statistics & numerical data
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino* / psychology
  • Hispanic or Latino* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening* / methods
  • Mass Screening* / psychology
  • Mass Screening* / statistics & numerical data
  • Middle Aged
  • Social Determinants of Health* / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires