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Youth version, Case‐finding and Help Assessment Tool (YouthCHAT): An electronic, psychosocial screener for young people with long‐term physical conditions
Author(s) -
Thabrew Hiran,
GoodyearSmith Felicity
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.14503
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , term (time) , gerontology , psychiatry , quantum mechanics , physics
Aim This study investigated the acceptability, clinical utility and preliminary effectiveness of Youth version, Case‐finding and Help Assessment Tool (YouthCHAT), a novel electronic, tablet‐based screener designed to identify issues similar to Home, Education/Employment, Activity, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide/Depression, Safety assessment. Methods YouthCHAT was administered to a group of 30 young people aged 13–17 years with different long‐term physical conditions attending outpatient clinics between September and December 2017. Outcome measures were: (i) acceptability and feasibility of YouthCHAT as assessed via feedback from young people and clinicians and the time taken to complete YouthCHAT screening; and (ii) detection rates for each domain of YouthCHAT measured by mental health or life‐style issues ‘present’ or ‘absent’, and where relevant, validated symptom scores. Results YouthCHAT was quick to administer and positively received by both young people and clinicians. Rates of anxiety (37%) and depression (13%) detected using YouthCHAT were similar to those in previous studies of young people with long‐term physical conditions. Rates of other problems were similar to a previously screened high school sample. Conclusions YouthCHAT is a viable and acceptable psychosocial screener with the potential to improve the holistic care of young people with long‐term physical conditions attending outpatient clinics. Trial Registration: This study has been registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Network Registry ACTRN12616001243404p.