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Table 2 Children 6–17 years old eligible for childhood traumatic stress screening

From: Screening for symptoms of childhood traumatic stress in the primary care pediatric clinic

 

Eligible for Screening

n = 4959 (%)

Offered

Screening

n = 2359 (%)

Completed Screening

n = 1472 (%)

Reported PTE on Screener

n = 478 (%)

Age*^

    

 6–10 years (parent-report)

2619 (52.8)

1149 (48.7)

661 (44.9)

205 (42.9)

 11–17 years (self-report)

2340 (47.2)

1210 (51.3)

811 (55.1)

273 (57.1)

Sex

    

 Female

2584 (52.1)

1229 (52.1)

783 (53.2)

268 (56.1)

 Male

2375 (47.9)

1130 (47.9)

689 (46.8)

210 (43.9)

Race

    

 Majority/White

4482 (90.4)

2135 (90.5)

1336 (90.8)

436 (91.2)

 Minority/Non-White

477 (9.6)

224 (9.5)

136 (9.2)

42 (8.8)

Ethnicity*

    

 Non-Hispanic/Latinx

4242 (85.5)

1991 (84.4)

1258 (85.5)

405 (84.7)

 Hispanic/Latinx

717 (14.5)

368 (15.6)

214 (14.5)

73 (15.3)

Area deprivation index (ADI)*^†1

    

 Low social risk (ADI 1–3)

4083 (82.3)

1895 (80.3)

1221 (83.0)

380 (79.5)

 High social risk (ADI 4–5)

876 (17.7)

464 (19.7)

251 (17.1)

98 (20.5)

Mental health history†2

    

 None

3775 (76.1)

1768 (75.0)

1092 (74.2)

302 (63.2)

 Mental health diagnosis

1184 (23.9)

591 (25.0)

380 (25.8)

176 (36.8)

Medical complexity (PCMA)†3

    

 None

3193 (64.4)

1504 (63.8)

916 (62.2)

243 (50.8)

 Non-complex chronic condition

1172 (23.6)

571 (24.2)

364 (24.7)

135 (28.2)

 Complex chronic condition

594 (12.0)

284 (12.0)

192 (13.0)

100 (20.9)

  1. Shading indicates a significant difference between the adjacent columns
  2. * Significant difference between children eligible for and offered UCLA Brief Screen at well-child visit (p < 0.05)
  3. ^ Significant difference between children offered and completing UCLA Brief Screen at well-child visit (p < 0.05)
  4. † Significant difference between children with and without report of PTE on completed UCLA Brief Screen (p < 0.05)
  5. 1. The Area Deprivation Index (ADI) reflects a census block-group indicator of relative deprivation based on 17 U.S. Census measures of social determinants of health.31
  6. 2. Mental health history based on AHRQ Clinical Classification Software and adapted using previously described approaches.30
  7. 3. The Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm (PMCA) was developed and tested in children 0 to 18 years old insured by Washington State Medicaid (WA-Medicaid) and can be applied to large datasets representing hospital and health plan utilization by children.2