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Bayrak R, Ünsal A, Güneş A. The knowledge level of the healthcare professionals responsible for newborns' heel prick tests. J Pediatr Nurs 2024; 78:133-141. [PMID: 38936336 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge of healthcare professionals involved in newborn heel prick tests. METHODS The study was conducted between 10.02.2021-10.03.2021 with 147 healthcare workers working in heel prick screening in health institutions where heel prick blood samples were collected in a province and districts in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. As a data collection tool, a questionnaire prepared by the researcher in line with the literature was used. The data were evaluated by number, percentage, mean and standard deviation analysis and chi-square analysis was performed in IBM SPSS for Windows 29.0v programme. RESULTS The majority of healthcare professionals gave correct answers to the questions regarding the collection, storage and transfer of heel prick. It has been observed that healthcare professionals do not have sufficient information regarding the definition of Congenital Metabolic Diseases, their findings and where to refer patients whose results are suspicious.The most significance was found in the distribution of answers regarding the symptoms of the screened diseases according to occupational groups. CONCLUSION In diseases that can be controlled with treatment and nutrition if detected early, errors in the collection, storage and transport of the sample can affect the test result and delay the diagnosis. Healthcare professionals have important responsibilities issues from genetic counseling before marriage, taking heel blood, from informing the family to caring for the diagnosed baby. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS This study will provide valuable information to health professionals involved in newborn screening and to future studies in this field.
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- Rabia Bayrak
- Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Health Services Vocational, Kırşehir, Turkey.
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- Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Science Health, Department of Nursing, Kırşehir, Turkey
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- Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric, Kırşehir, Turkey
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Ayatollahi H, Karimi S, Ahmadi M. Newborn screening data management: proposing a framework for Iran. BMJ Health Care Inform 2018; 25:221-229. [PMID: 30672403 DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v25i4.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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IntroductionDifferent countries use a variety of methods to manage the newborn screening data. In this study, we aimed to compare the experiences of the selected countries to propose a framework for managing the newborn screening data in Iran.MethodsIn this comparative study, data were collected using electronic databases and the official website of the Department of Health in America, England and Australia. Data related to the process of newborn screening in Iran were collected using an open-ended questionnaire and reviewing the published documents.ResultsIn this study, a framework for newborn screening data management was proposed which consisted of six main areas, namely; objectives, involved organisations, data elements, data collection processes, data classification systems and the methods of controlling data quality.ConclusionThe framework suggested in this study can help to re-organise the process of newborn screening with more focus on data management. These data can be used in conducting research and setting strategies for improving the quality of child health in the country.
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Newborn screening programs aim to achieve presymptomatic diagnosis of treatable disorders allowing for early initiation of medical care to prevent or reduce significant morbidity and mortality. Many of the conditions included in the newborn screening panels are inborn errors of metabolism; however, screening for endocrine, hematologic, immunologic, and cardiovascular diseases, and hearing loss is also included in many panels. Newborn screening tests are not diagnostic and therefore diagnostic testing is needed to confirm or exclude the suspected diagnosis. Further advancement in technology is expected to allow continuous expansion of newborn screening.
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Newborn screening: a review of history, recent advancements, and future perspectives in the era of next generation sequencing. Curr Opin Pediatr 2016; 28:694-699. [PMID: 27552071 DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to summarize the development and recent advancements of newborn screening. RECENT FINDINGS Early initiation of medical care has modified the outcome for many disorders that were previously associated with high morbidity (such as cystic fibrosis, primary immune deficiencies, and inborn errors of metabolism) or with significant neurodevelopmental disabilities (such as phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism). The new era of mass spectrometry and next generation sequencing enables the expansion of the newborn screen panel, and will help to address technical issues such as turnaround time, and decreasing false-positive and false-negative rates for the testing. SUMMARY The newborn screening program is a successful public health initiative that facilitates early diagnosis of treatable disorders to reduce long-term morbidity and mortality.
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Hayeems RZ, Miller FA, Barg CJ, Bombard Y, Kerr E, Tam K, Carroll JC, Potter BK, Chakraborty P, Davies C, Milburn J, Patton S, Bytautas JP, Taylor L, Price A, Gonska T, Keenan K, Ratjen F, Guttmann A. Parent Experience With False-Positive Newborn Screening Results for Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatrics 2016; 138:peds.2016-1052. [PMID: 27485696 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The risk of psychosocial harm in families of infants with false-positive (FP) newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) results for cystic fibrosis (CF) is a longstanding concern. Whether well designed retrieval and confirmatory testing systems can mitigate risks remains unknown. METHODS Using a mixed-methods cohort design, we obtained prospective self-report data from mothers of infants with FP CF NBS results 2 to 3 months after confirmatory testing at Ontario's largest follow-up center, and from a randomly selected control sample of mothers of screen negative infants from the same region. Mothers completed a questionnaire assessing experience and psychosocial response. A sample of mothers of FP infants completed qualitative interviews. RESULTS One hundred thirty-four mothers of FP infants (response rate, 55%) and 411 controls (response rate, 47%) completed questionnaires; 54 mothers of FP infants were interviewed. Selected psychosocial response measures did not detect psychosocial distress in newborns or 1 year later (P > .05). Mothers recalled distress during notification of the positive result and in the follow-up testing period related to fear of chronic illness, but valued the screening system of care in mitigating concerns. CONCLUSIONS Although immediate distress was reported among mothers of FP infants, selected psychometric tools did not detect these concerns. The NBS center from which mothers were recruited minimizes delay between notification and confirmatory testing and ensures trained professionals are communicating results and facilitating follow-up. These factors may explain the presence of minimal psychosocial burden. The screening system reflected herein may be a model for NBS programs working to minimize FP-related psychosocial harm.
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- Robin Z Hayeems
- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Divisions of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics
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- Family and Community Medicine, Sinai Health System, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology, Public Health & Preventive Medicine
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Newborn Screening Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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- Newborn Screening Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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- Newborn Screening Ontario, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; and
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Medicine, and Respiratory Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Medicine, and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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Botkin JR, Rothwell E, Anderson RA, Rose NC, Dolan SM, Kuppermann M, Stark LA, Goldenberg A, Wong B. Prenatal Education of Parents About Newborn Screening and Residual Dried Blood Spots: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr 2016; 170:543-9. [PMID: 27043416 PMCID: PMC7755042 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Research clearly indicates that current approaches to newborn blood spot screening (NBS) education are ineffective. Incorporating NBS education into prenatal care is broadly supported by lay and professional opinion. OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy and effect of prenatal education about newborn screening and use of residual dried blood spots (DBS) in research on parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A randomized clinical trial of prenatal educational interventions, with outcomes measured by survey at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum. Participants were recruited from obstetric clinics in Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, California; and the Bronx, New York. Eligible women were English- or Spanish-speaking adults and did not have a high-risk pregnancy. A total of 901 women were enrolled. Participants who completed the follow-up survey included 212 women in the usual care group (70% retention), 231 in the NBS group (77% retention), and 221 women in the NBS + DBS group (75% retention). Those who completed the survey were similar across the 3 groups with respect to age, ethnicity, race, education, marital status, income, obstetric history, and language. INTERVENTIONS Participants were randomized into 1 of 3 groups: usual care (n = 305), those viewing an NBS movie and brochure (n = 300), and those viewing both the NBS and DBS movies and brochures (n = 296). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Two to four weeks postpartum, women completed a 91-item survey by telephone, addressing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior with respect to opting out of NBS or DBS for their child. RESULTS A total of 901 women (mean age, 31 years) were randomized and 664 completed the follow-up survey. The total correct responses on the knowledge instrument in regard to NBS were 69% in the usual care group, 79% in the NBS group, and 75% in the NBS + DBS group, a significant between-group difference (P < .05). Although all groups showed strong support for NBS, the percentage of women who were "very supportive" was highest in the NBS group (94%), followed by the NBS + DBS group (86%) and was lowest in the usual care group (73%) (P < .001). The interventions were not associated with decisions to decline newborn screening or withdraw residual DBS. Nine women stated that they had declined NBS (all the usual care group; P < .001). With respect to DBS, 5 participants indicated that they contacted the health department to have their child's sample withdrawn after testing: 3 in the NBS + DBS group and 2 in the usual care group (P = .25). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Educational interventions can be implemented in the prenatal clinic, using multimedia tools and electronic platforms. Prenatal education is effective in increasing postnatal knowledge and support for these programs. These results are relevant to other contexts in which residual clinical specimens and data are used for research purposes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02676245.
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City2Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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Infrastructure and Educational Needs of Newborn Screening Short-Term Follow-Up Programs within the Southeast Regional Newborn Screening & Genetics Collaborative: A Pilot Survey. Healthcare (Basel) 2015; 3:964-72. [PMID: 27417806 PMCID: PMC4934624 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare3040964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Newborn screening (NBS) follow-up protocols vary significantly by state, and there is a need to better understand the infrastructure and communication flow of NBS programs. In addition, assessment of the educational needs of families and providers with regard to the implications of NBS results is required to inform the development of appropriate informational resources and training opportunities. To begin to address these issues, we administered a web-based survey to state NBS coordinators within the Southeast Regional Newborn Screening & Genetics Collaborative (SERC). Fourteen coordinators responded to the survey, including at least one from each of the 10 SERC states/territories. Over one-third of respondents had never received formal training regarding the metabolic conditions identified on NBS. Most communicated results via telephone or fax, though two centers indicated use of a web-based platform. Only two programs were involved in directly reporting results to the family. Four programs reported a long-term follow-up protocol. Deficits were noted for primary care provider (PCP) knowledge of metabolic disorders identified on NBS, and how to inform parents of abnormal results. Close to half indicated that the adequacy of the number of genetic counselors, dietitians, and medical/biochemical geneticists was minimal to insufficient. Respondents uniformly recognized the importance of providing additional educational and informational resources in multiple categories to NBS staff, PCPs, and families.
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Al-Sulaiman A, Kondkar AA, Saeedi MY, Saadallah A, Al-Odaib A, Abu-Amero KK. Assessment of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Saudi Mothers towards Newborn Screening. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:718674. [PMID: 26543864 PMCID: PMC4620516 DOI: 10.1155/2015/718674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the attitude and knowledge of the Saudi mothers toward newborn screening (NBS) program. METHODS A total of 425 Saudi women (only mothers who have at least one pregnancy) participated in the study from different regions in Saudi Arabia and completed the structured questionnaire which sought their views on the NBS services. RESULTS A majority of the participating women (91.1%) supported the NBS program and felt it was very important and useful. However, knowledge of NBS was found to be very limited and only 34.6% knew that NBS was a test to detect genetic disorders. A lack of communication and counseling to NBS clients by health authorities offering screening is implied. CONCLUSION In general, there is a positive attitude towards the NBS program among Saudi women. However, they have several concerns to improve the availability of medication and formulas, genetic counseling, medical interventions, communication, education materials, and awareness.
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- Ayman Al-Sulaiman
- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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- Ministry of Health, Hereditary and Chronic Diseases Control Department, Riyadh 11176, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
- Glaucoma Research Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia
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Duncan J, Eilbeck K, Narus SP, Clyde S, Thornton S, Staes C. Building an Ontology for Identity Resolution in Healthcare and Public Health. Online J Public Health Inform 2015; 7:e219. [PMID: 26392849 PMCID: PMC4576444 DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v7i2.6010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Integration of disparate information from electronic health records, clinical data warehouses, birth certificate registries and other public health information systems offers great potential for clinical care, public health practice, and research. Such integration, however, depends on correctly matching patient-specific records using demographic identifiers. Without standards for these identifiers, record linkage is complicated by issues of structural and semantic heterogeneity. OBJECTIVES Our objectives were to develop and validate an ontology to: 1) identify components of identity and events subsequent to birth that result in creation, change, or sharing of identity information; 2) develop an ontology to facilitate data integration from multiple healthcare and public health sources; and 3) validate the ontology's ability to model identity-changing events over time. METHODS We interviewed domain experts in area hospitals and public health programs and developed process models describing the creation and transmission of identity information among various organizations for activities subsequent to a birth event. We searched for existing relevant ontologies. We validated the content of our ontology with simulated identity information conforming to scenarios identified in our process models. RESULTS We chose the Simple Event Model (SEM) to describe events in early childhood and integrated the Clinical Element Model (CEM) for demographic information. We demonstrated the ability of the combined SEM-CEM ontology to model identity events over time. CONCLUSION The use of an ontology can overcome issues of semantic and syntactic heterogeneity to facilitate record linkage.
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- Jeffrey Duncan
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Utah State
University, Logan, UT USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
- Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA
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Lawal TA, Yusuf OB, Fatiregun AA. Knowledge of birth defects among nursing mothers in a developing country. Afr Health Sci 2015; 15:180-7. [PMID: 25834547 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v15i1.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the absence of established guidelines, where formal screening is unavailable for birth defects, a lot of responsibility is placed on parents in the recognition of these defects. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the awareness of mothers about birth effects in a developing country and assess what they know about the prevention, detection and treatment of children with birth defects. METHODS This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 714 mothers consecutively selected at two major hospitals in Nigeria between May and December, 2012. Data were collected with interviewer administered questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using SPSS and statistical significance set at p <0.05. RESULTS The participants were aged 17 to 42 years. Only 183 (25.6%) were aware of birth defects. Factors associated with awareness of birth defects were older age, religious belief, better education, higher socioeconomic class, early age at booking and registering at a tertiary care facility. Education, socioeconomic class as well as month and location of booking were found to be independent predictors of awareness of birth defects. CONCLUSION Mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria, a country without a formal newborn screening programme, have a poor level of awareness about birth defects.
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- Taiwo Akeem Lawal
- University of Ibadan, Department of Surgery; University College Hospital, Department of Surgery
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Effects of immediate telephone follow-up with providers on sweat chloride test timing after cystic fibrosis newborn screening identifies a single mutation. J Pediatr 2013; 162:522-9. [PMID: 23102590 PMCID: PMC3582754 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether reporting "possible cystic fibrosis (CF)" newborn screening (NBS) results via fax plus simultaneous telephone contact with primary care providers (PCPs) versus fax alone influenced 3 outcomes: undergoing a sweat chloride test, age at sweat chloride testing, and undergoing sweat testing before age 8 weeks. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective cohort comparison of infants born in Wisconsin whose PCP received a telephone intervention (n = 301) versus recent historical controls whose PCP did not (n = 355). Intervention data were collected during a longitudinal research and quality improvement effort; deidentified comparison data were constructed from auxiliary NBS tracking information. Parametric and nonparametric statistical analyses were performed for group differences. RESULTS Most infants (92%) with "possible CF" NBS results whose PCP lacked telephone intervention ultimately underwent sweat testing, underlining efficacy for fax-only reporting. Telephone intervention was significantly associated with improvements in the infants undergoing sweat testing at age ≤6 weeks and <8 weeks and a slight, statistically nonsignificant 3.5-day reduction in the infants' age at sweat testing. The effect of telephone intervention was greater for PCPs whose patients underwent sweat testing at community-affiliated medical centers versus those whose patients did so at academic medical centers (P = .008). CONCLUSION Reporting "possible CF" NBS results via fax plus simultaneous telephone follow-up with PCPs increases the rate of sweat chloride testing before 8 weeks of age, when affected infants are more likely to receive full benefits of early diagnosis and treatment.
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Christopher SA, Collins JL, Farrell MH. Effort required to contact primary care providers after newborn screening identifies sickle cell trait. J Natl Med Assoc 2012; 104:528-34. [PMID: 23560355 PMCID: PMC3880776 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30219-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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People with heterozygous status for sickle cell disease (also called sickle cell trait) are essentially healthy, but evidence of rare health problems has increased interest in screening adolescents and young adults prior to enlisting in athletics or military service. Ironically, almost everyone with sickle cell trait is already identified during routine newborn screening for sickle cell disease, but this identification may never reach the parents. As part of a larger statewide study of communication after newborn screening, we decided to document the amount of labor required to connect sickle cell trait screening results with primary care providers (PCPs). Case review methods examined records and call logs from the first 150 cases in a 42-month project. Our study procedures identified PCPs for 136 of 150 infants (90.6%); a total of 266 phone calls were needed. We identified 9 categories of experiences, ranging from incorrect baby names to restrictions on accepting Medicaid patients. Cases demonstrate that it is possible to connect with most PCPs after newborn screening despite warnings about difficulties with this population. Success was due to persistence, relationships with clinics and hospitals, and Internet search capabilities. If sickle cell trait identification is necessary to protect health, then only modest increases in effort will be needed to reduce disparities in service.
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- Stephanie A. Christopher
- Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Phone number: 414-955-8381, After hours phone number: 414-407-0122
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- Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Phone number: 414-955-8381, After hours phone number: 414-407-0122
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- Center for Patient Care and Outcomes Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Phone number: 414-955-8381, After hours phone number: 414-407-0122
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Buchbinder M, Timmermans S. Newborn screening for metabolic disorders: parental perceptions of the initial communication of results. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2012; 51:739-44. [PMID: 22563060 DOI: 10.1177/0009922812446011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Positive newborn screening (NBS) results cause significant parental distress, but little is known about how parents find out about children's screening results and what they are told. This qualitative, exploratory study reports on parents' perceptions of the initial communication of NBS results. Participants included the parents of 75 infants referred to a metabolic clinic in California over a 3-year period (2007-2010). Parents provided information about the initial communication of NBS results during audiotaped clinical encounters and open-ended interviews. Transcripts were analyzed inductively using thematic coding. Responses fell into 3 primary themes: sources of news delivery, providing information, and mitigation strategies. The findings suggest that health care providers have access to a range of communicative resources to buffer the impact of positive screening results that may be mobilized in future interventions. Recommendations for improving the communication process and future research directions are discussed.
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- Mara Buchbinder
- Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240, USA.
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Bailey DB, Lewis MA, Harris SL, Grant T, Bann C, Bishop E, Roche M, Guarda S, Barnum L, Powell C, Therrell BL. Design and evaluation of a decision aid for inviting parents to participate in a fragile X newborn screening pilot study. J Genet Couns 2012; 22:108-17. [PMID: 22736213 DOI: 10.1007/s10897-012-9511-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The major objectives of this project were to develop and evaluate a brochure to help parents make an informed decision about participation in a fragile X newborn screening study. We used an iterative development process that drew on principles of Informed Decision Making (IDM), stakeholder input, design expertise, and expert evaluation. A simulation study with 118 women examined response to the brochure. An independent review rated the brochure high on informational content, guidance, and values. Mothers took an average of 6.5 min to read it and scored an average of 91.1 % correct on a knowledge test. Most women rated the brochure as high quality and trustworthy. When asked to make a hypothetical decision about study participation, 61.9 % would agree to screening. Structural equation modeling showed that agreement to screening and decisional confidence were associated with perceived quality and trust in the brochure. Minority and white mothers did not differ in perceptions of quality or trust. We demonstrate the application of IDM in developing a study brochure. The brochure was highly rated by experts and consumers, met high standards for IDM, and achieved stated goals in a simulation study. The IDM provides a model for consent in research disclosing complicated genetic information of uncertain value.
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- Donald B Bailey
- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, 3040 Cornwallis Road, NC 27709, USA.
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Grant R, Greene D. The health care home model: primary health care meeting public health goals. Am J Public Health 2012; 102:1096-103. [PMID: 22515874 PMCID: PMC3483945 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In November 2010, the American Public Health Association endorsed the health care home model as an important way that primary care may contribute to meeting the public health goals of increasing access to care, reducing health disparities, and better integrating health care with public health systems. Here we summarize the elements of the health care home (also called the medical home) model, evidence for its clinical and public health efficacy, and its place within the context of health care reform legislation. The model also has limitations, especially with regard to its degree of involvement with the communities in which care is delivered. Several actions could be undertaken to further develop, implement, and sustain the health care home.
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- Roy Grant
- Children's Health Fund, New York, NY 10027, USA.
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Tarini BA, Goldenberg AJ. Ethical issues with newborn screening in the genomics era. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2012; 13:381-93. [PMID: 22559326 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-090711-163741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Continued technological advances have made the prospect of routine whole-genome sequencing (WGS) imminent. To date, much of the discussion about WGS has focused on its application and use in clinical medicine. Relatively little attention has been paid to the potential integration of WGS into newborn screening programs. Given the structure and scope of these programs, it is possible that the early applications of WGS will occur in state-run newborn screening programs. Assessment of the pressing ethical issues currently facing the newborn screening community will provide insight into the challenges that lie ahead in the genomics era.
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- Beth A Tarini
- Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Downs SM, Anand V, Sheley M, Grannis SJ. The Last Mile: Using Fax Machines to Exchange Data between Clinicians and Public Health. Online J Public Health Inform 2011; 3:ojphi.v3i3.3892. [PMID: 23569620 PMCID: PMC3615797 DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v3i3.3892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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There is overlap in a wide range of activities to support both public health and clinical care. Examples include immunization registries (IR), newborn screening (NBS), disease reporting, lead screening programs, and more. Health information exchanges create an opportunity to share data between the clinical and public health environments, providing decision support to clinicians and surveillance and tracking information to public health. We developed mechanisms to support two-way communication between clinicians in the Indiana Health information Exchange (IHIE) and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH). This paper describes challenges we faced and design decisions made to overcome them. We developed systems to help clinicians communicate with the ISDH IR and with the NBS program. Challenges included (1) a minority of clinicians who use electronic health records (EHR), (2) lack of universal patient identifiers, (3) identifying physicians responsible for newborns, and (4) designing around complex security policies and firewalls. To communicate electronically with clinicians without EHRs, we utilize their fax machines. Our rule-based decision support system generates tailored forms that are automatically faxed to clinicians. The forms include coded input fields that capture data for automatic transfer into the IHIE when they are faxed back. Because the same individuals have different identifiers, and newborns' names change, it is challenging to match patients across systems. We use a stochastic matching algorithm to link records. We scan electronic clinical messages (HL7 format) coming into IHIE to find clinicians responsible for newborns. We have designed an architecture to link IHIE, ISDH, and our systems.
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- Stephen M. Downs
- Children’s Health Services Research, Indiana University
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Indianapolis, IN
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- Children’s Health Services Research, Indiana University
- Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Indianapolis, IN
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- Children’s Health Services Research, Indiana University
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Anderson R, Rothwell E, Botkin JR. Newborn screening: ethical, legal, and social implications. ANNUAL REVIEW OF NURSING RESEARCH 2011; 29:113-32. [PMID: 22891501 PMCID: PMC7768912 DOI: 10.1891/0739-6686.29.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Newborn dried blood spot screening (NBS) is a core public health service and is the largest application of genetic testing in the United States. NBS is conducted by state public health departments to identify infants with certain genetic, metabolic, and endocrine disorders. Screening is performed in the first few days of life through blood testing. Several drops of blood are taken from the baby's heel and placed on a filter paper card. The dried blood, on the filter cards, is sent from the newborn nursery to the state health department laboratory, or a commercial partner, where the blood is analyzed. Scientific and technological advances have lead to a significant expansion in the number of tests-from an average of 6 to more than 50--and there is a national trend to further expand the NBS program. This rapid expansion has created significant ethical, legal, and social challenges for the health care system and opportunity for scholarly inquiry to address these issues. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the NBS programs and to provide an in-depth examination of two significant concerns raised from expanded newborn screening, specifically false-positives and lack of information for parents. Implications for nursing research in managing these ethical dilemmas are discussed.
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Haga SB. Analysis of Educational Materials and Destruction/Opt-Out Initiatives for Storage and Use of Residual Newborn Screening Samples. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2010; 14:587-92. [DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Susanne B. Haga
- Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Oyeku SO, Feldman HA, Ryan K, Muret-Wagstaff S, Neufeld EJ. Primary care clinicians' knowledge and confidence about newborn screening for sickle cell disease: randomized assessment of educational strategies. J Natl Med Assoc 2010; 102:676-82. [PMID: 20806678 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30652-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In Massachusetts, primary care clinicians receive and act upon hemoglobinopathy newborn screening results. We assessed clinicians' knowledge, confidence, and practices regarding hemoglobinopathy newborn screening, and the effect of mailed educational materials vs interactive seminar on knowledge and confidence. METHODS A randomized educational intervention trial was performed at 15 community health sites. Practices were randomized to determine the order in which the educational interventions were administered: mailed educational materials first or interactive seminars on the management of hemoglobinopathy newborn screening results first. Clinicians' demographics, knowledge, confidence, and practices were assessed by a survey. Posttests were administered soon after the intervention. RESULTS Responses came from 85 of 170 eligible providers (50%). Twenty-nine percent of respondents provided both pretests and posttests. In respondents with paired data, knowledge on a 5-point scale improved by 1.4 +/- 0.4 (mean +/- standard error of the mean, p = .003), while self-efficacy on a 16-point scale increased by 1.3 +/- 0.3, p = .002. There were no significant differences between seminar and mailed-materials groups. CONCLUSIONS Both educational strategies led to modest improvements in knowledge about newborn screening for hemoglobin disorders. Enhancing knowledge and confidence about newborn screening-related tasks may improve clinicians' capacity to act upon newborn screening results for hemoglobinopathies.
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- Suzette O Oyeku
- Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York, USA.
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Hasegawa LE, Fergus KA, Ojeda N, Au SM. Parental attitudes toward ethical and social issues surrounding the expansion of newborn screening using new technologies. Public Health Genomics 2010; 14:298-306. [PMID: 20689248 PMCID: PMC3214890 DOI: 10.1159/000314644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIMS This study assessed parent knowledge of newborn screening (NBS) and parent attitudes toward NBS for untreatable conditions, NBS for late-onset disorders and informed consent in NBS. METHODS Seventeen qualitative focus groups were held in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Washington with mothers of children 10 years old or younger. RESULTS Most participants did not recall receiving information about NBS, and all wanted this information prenatally. In addition, most felt that the current system of 'informed dissent' was adequate, provided they were told about NBS prior to delivery. All women supported NBS for conditions that occur in infancy without a proven treatment. However, they disagreed about NBS for disorders that manifest in late childhood or adulthood. CONCLUSIONS The results show a general consensus among the focus group participants about issues that cause dissent among public health and health care professionals. Parent attitudes differ from those of many professional communities with regard to timing of NBS education, informed consent, NBS for disorders that lack an effective treatment, and predictive testing of children for late-onset disorders. The results highlight the need to further research parent opinions about expanded NBS using new technologies and to include parents in the development of NBS policies.
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- L E Hasegawa
- Hawaii Genetics Program, Children with Special Needs Branch, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816, USA.
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study, which was part of a larger investigation of newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF), was to learn how parents were informed about NBS and obtain their suggestions for improving the process of educating parents about NBS. METHOD Qualitative study using directed and summative content analyses was conducted on 100 interviews with 193 parents of 100 newborns recruited from 4 clinical populations including parents of infants with (1) a CF diagnosis, (2) one CF mutation and therefore CF carriers, (3) congenital hypothyroidism, and (4) normal screening results. RESULTS Parents described much inconsistency in the timing of and methods used to inform them about NBS. Mothers with higher income were 3.69 times more likely to receive information before their infants' births than mothers with lower income. Parents recommended improving verbal and written communication with parents about NBS at multiple junctures from preconception to the infant's first few days of life. Parents suggested that providers take time to explain the purpose and importance of NBS, which diseases are included in testing, and when parents can expect results. CONCLUSION These findings suggest a need to establish evidence-based guidelines for informing parents about NBS.
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Bailey DB, Armstrong FD, Kemper AR, Skinner D, Warren SF. Supporting family adaptation to presymptomatic and "untreatable" conditions in an era of expanded newborn screening. J Pediatr Psychol 2009; 34:648-61. [PMID: 18378512 PMCID: PMC2722102 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2007] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 03/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE As technology advances, newborn screening will be possible for conditions not screened today. With an expansion of screening, strategies will be needed to support family adaptation to unexpected and possibly uncertain genetic information provided shortly after birth. METHOD Although candidate conditions for expanded newborn screening will typically be associated with increased morbidity or mortality, for most there is no proven medical treatment that must be implemented quickly. Many will have clinical features that gradually emerge and for which the severity of impact is not predictable. Parents will seek guidance on information, support, and treatment possibilities. This article summarizes issues evoked by expanded newborn screening and suggests strategies for supporting families of identified children. RESULTS We propose four components necessary to support family adaptation to pre-symptomatic and "untreatable" conditions in an era of expanded newborn screening: (1) accurate and understandable information; (2) formal and informal support; (3) active surveillance; and (4) general and targeted interventions. We argue that no condition is "untreatable" and that a well-designed program of prevention and support has the potential to maximize benefit and minimize harm. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric psychologists can play important roles in an era of expanded newborn screening by helping families understand genetic information, make informed decisions about genetic testing, and cope with the potential psychosocial consequences of genetic information.
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- Donald B Bailey
- RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194, USA.
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Bailey DB, Skinner D, Davis AM, Whitmarsh I, Powell C. Ethical, legal, and social concerns about expanded newborn screening: fragile X syndrome as a prototype for emerging issues. Pediatrics 2008; 121:e693-704. [PMID: 18310190 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-0820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Technology will make it possible to screen for fragile X syndrome and other conditions that do not meet current guidelines for routine newborn screening. This possibility evokes at least 8 broad ethical, legal, and social concerns: (1) early identification of fragile X syndrome, an "untreatable" condition, could lead to heightened anxiety about parenting, oversensitivity to development, alterations in parenting, or disrupted bonding; (2) because fragile X syndrome screening should be voluntary, informed consent could overwhelm parents with information, significantly burden hospitals, and reduce participation in the core screening program; (3) screening will identify some children who are or appear to be phenotypically normal; (4) screening might identify children with other conditions not originally targeted for screening; (5) screening could overwhelm an already limited capacity for genetic counseling and comprehensive care; (6) screening for fragile X syndrome, especially if carrier status is disclosed, increases the likelihood of negative self-concept, societal stigmatization, and insurance or employment discrimination; (7) screening will suggest risk in extended family members, raising ethical and legal issues (because they never consented to screening) and creating a communication burden for parents or expanding the scope of physician responsibility; and (8) screening for fragile X syndrome could heighten discrepancies in how men and women experience genetic risk or decide about testing. To address these concerns we recommend a national newborn screening research network; the development of models for informed decision-making; materials and approaches for helping families understand genetic information and communicating it to others; a national forum to address carrier testing and the disclosure of secondary or incidental findings; and public engagement of scientists, policy makers, ethicists, practitioners, and other citizens to discuss the desired aims of newborn screening and the characteristics of a system needed to achieve those aims.
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- Donald B Bailey
- RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194, USA.
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Advances in newborn screening technology, coupled with recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of rare but serious congenital conditions that affect newborn infants, provide increased opportunities for positively affecting the lives of children and their families. These advantages also pose new challenges to primary care pediatricians, both educationally and in response to the management of affected infants. Primary care pediatricians require immediate access to clinical and diagnostic information and guidance and have a proactive role to play in supporting the performance of the newborn screening system. Primary care pediatricians must develop office policies and procedures to ensure that newborn screening is conducted and that results are transmitted to them in a timely fashion; they must also develop strategies to use should these systems fail. In addition, collaboration with local, state, and national partners is essential for promoting actions and policies that will optimize the function of the newborn screening systems and ensure that families receive the full benefit of them.
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Lobato MN, Yanni E, Hagar A, Myers C, Rue A, Evans C, Lambert LA, Olney RS. Impact of Hurricane Katrina on newborn screening in Louisiana. Pediatrics 2007; 120:e749-55. [PMID: 17908732 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The Louisiana Office of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assessed the extent to which newborn screening was disrupted from August 15 to September 21, 2005, the immediate period before and after Hurricane Katrina. METHODS A list of hospitals with labor and delivery services was obtained from the Louisiana Hospital Association. A survey sent to hospitals on October 17, 2005, asked about the number of live births during the assessment period, disruption in hospital services, the number of specimens sent to alternative laboratories, and the number of children without screening results. RESULTS Among 64 Louisiana hospitals with labor and delivery units, 6 remained closed at the time of the survey. Of the 58 open hospitals, 53 (91.4%) completed the questionnaire. Twenty-one (36.2%) of 58 hospitals experienced disruption of newborn screening services. Respondents from 31 (58.5%) of the 53 open hospitals acknowledged receiving the advisory from the Office of Public Health regarding resumption of newborn screening laboratory services. Hospitals stated that of 5958 specimens submitted, reports had not been received for 1207 (20.3%) newborns. The Office of Public Health laboratory reviewed the names of 2828 newborns received from hospitals and determined that no specimen was received within 14 days of collection for 631 (22.3%). Thirty percent of the specimens received from infants who were born between August 15 and September 21 were rejected as a result of having been received >14 days after collection. Ten children had confirmed positive screening results during the assessment period; all were located, and treatment was initiated. CONCLUSIONS Collaboration between the Office of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was essential to increase awareness of changes in laboratory procedures after the hurricane and to help identify infants who might be in need of screening or rescreening.
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- Mark N Lobato
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Hewlett J, Waisbren SE. A review of the psychosocial effects of false-positive results on parents and current communication practices in newborn screening. J Inherit Metab Dis 2006; 29:677-82. [PMID: 16917730 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-006-0381-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2006] [Revised: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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As more states adopt expanded newborn screening for metabolic disorders, the overall number of false positives increases. False-positive screening results have been associated with increased anxiety and stress in parents of infants who require follow-up testing, even after the infant's good health is confirmed. This article reviews the literature on the negative impact of false-positive newborn screening results on parents, along with a review of current communication practices for follow-up screening. The results of this review suggest that parental stress and anxiety can be reduced with improved education and communication to parents, specifically at the time of follow-up screening. Communication strategies with sample materials are proposed.
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- J Hewlett
- Division of Genetics, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Hoff T, Hoyt A, Therrell B, Ayoob M. Exploring barriers to long-term follow-up in newborn screening programs. Genet Med 2006; 8:563-70. [PMID: 16980812 DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000237790.54074.3d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To inform current policy debate regarding the public health role in long-term follow-up for individuals with disorders identified through state newborn testing efforts, by identifying and assessing key challenges, quality assurance activities, and long-term follow-up perceptions of state newborn screening programs. METHODS A 23-question, web-based survey sent to newborn screening programs in all 50 states and Washington, DC, during January and February, 2005. RESULTS Many U.S. newborn screening programs do not currently engage in structured long-term follow-up for newborns with diagnosed disorders. The newborn screening programs that do long-term follow-up face various challenges that may impact their ability to perform it effectively. Barriers include a lack of comprehensive quality assurance practices, outsourcing, financial constraints, and perceived communication problems with providers who treat these patients. CONCLUSIONS A more in-depth analysis of the desired and feasible roles that should be played by newborn screening programs in long-term follow-up is needed. The wide variability within programs regarding the structure and implementation of long-term follow-up, and the relative absence of long-term follow-up systems components in some newborn screening programs, poses an interesting question regarding responsibility for evaluation of longer-term outcomes associated with newborn testing and disorder diagnosis.
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- Timothy Hoff
- Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, 1 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
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OBJECTIVES The purposes of the study were to describe and to analyze the types of policies and practices that exist currently among state newborn screening programs in relation to long-term follow-up oversight and activities for newborns with confirmed disorders and to examine the perceptions of newborn screening program leaders regarding long-term follow-up activities. METHODS A 23-question survey was administered to state newborn screening program coordinators in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands in January to February 2005. RESULTS Survey findings revealed significant variation in terms of how long-term follow-up is defined, staffed, and conducted within state newborn screening programs. This variation does not seem to be related to existing state program capacity, in terms of size of newborn screening programs or available resources. In addition, at present many state programs do not conduct long-term follow-up oversight or activities for newborns with diagnosed disorders, and many of those that do seem to lack necessary staffing and quality assurance mechanisms for effective long-term follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The results point generally to a need for greater attention in aligning state newborn screening program capacity with long-term follow-up, increased emphasis on standardization for long-term follow-up activities, and development of stronger quality assurance oversight from state newborn screening programs if effective long-term follow-up oversight is to occur nationally. Given the present expansion of newborn screening in many states, additional research and policymaking with respect to long-term follow-up seem warranted.
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- Timothy Hoff
- Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA.
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Davis TC, Humiston SG, Arnold CL, Bocchini JA, Bass PF, Kennen EM, Bocchini A, Kyler P, Lloyd-Puryear M. Recommendations for effective newborn screening communication: results of focus groups with parents, providers, and experts. Pediatrics 2006; 117:S326-40. [PMID: 16735260 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2633m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to determine parent and provider knowledge and awareness of newborn screening; to gather opinions from parents, providers, and newborn screening professionals about the content and timing of newborn screening education; and to use consensus data to formulate recommendations and to develop educational materials for parents and providers. METHODS We conducted 22 focus groups and 3 individual interviews between October 2003 and May 2004, with English- and Spanish-speaking parents of infants <1 year of age who had experience with initial testing, retesting, or false-positive screenings; health professionals who provide prenatal care or health care for newborns; and state newborn screening program health professionals. RESULTS Parents and providers had limited knowledge and awareness about newborn screening practices. Parents wanted brief to-the-point information on newborn screening and its benefits, including the possible need for retesting and the importance of returning promptly for retesting if initial results are abnormal. Parents wanted the information orally from the primary care provider. Parents, providers, and newborn screening professionals all thought that an accompanying concise, easy-to-read brochure with contact information would be helpful. All focus group participants thought that parents should receive this information before the birth of the infant, preferably in the third trimester of pregnancy. Providers wanted a brief checklist of information and resources to prepare them to educate parents effectively. CONCLUSIONS We recommend prenatal and primary care providers be more involved in educating parents about newborn screening. Professional societies and state health officials should work together to encourage parent and provider education. User-friendly patient and provider education materials, such as those we developed, could form the basis for this educational approach.
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- Terry C Davis
- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
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Lloyd-Puryear MA, Tonniges T, van Dyck PC, Mann MY, Brin A, Johnson K, McPherson M. American Academy of Pediatrics Newborn Screening Task Force recommendations: how far have we come? Pediatrics 2006; 117:S194-211. [PMID: 16735249 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2633b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The partnership of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)/Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for improving health care for all children has long been recognized. In 1998, the establishment of the Newborn Screening Task Force marked a major initiative in addressing the needs of the newborn screening system. At the request of HRSA/MCHB, the AAP convened the task force to ensure that pediatric clinicians assumed a leadership role in examining the totality of the newborn screening system, including the necessary linkage to medical homes. The task force's report, published in 2000, outlined major recommendations for federal, state, and other national partners in addressing the identified barriers and needed enhancements of the care delivery system. Today, manifestations of the task force's recommendations are evident, many of which occurred under the leadership of HRSA/MCHB and the AAP. These activities are detailed in this article, with a discussion of future progression toward a quality, consistent, coordinated system of care for children identified with positive newborn screening results, their families, and the child health professionals who care for them.
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Quality communication is a critical component in all aspects of public health and clinical care. The quality of the process of communication between the patient/family and the physician affects the quality of the patient/family-physician relationship, patient behavior, and health outcomes. Advances in communication and information technologies can enhance the quality of communication, not only between patients/families and their physicians but also between clinicians and public health professionals. Communication and integration between the domains of personal health and public health have the potential to improve the delivery of health care and public health services and to yield the desired seamless continuum of health care. This article discusses some of the advances and efforts in the use of information technology to facilitate enhanced communication for quality health care.
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- Marie Y Mann
- Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20857, USA.
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Arnold CL, Davis TC, Frempong JO, Humiston SG, Bocchini A, Kennen EM, Lloyd-Puryear M. Assessment of newborn screening parent education materials. Pediatrics 2006; 117:S320-5. [PMID: 16735259 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2633l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to measure the readability and user-friendliness (clarity, complexity, organization, appearance, and cultural appropriateness of materials) of parent education brochures on newborn screening. METHODS We studied English-language versions of the brochures that state newborn screening programs prepare and distribute. We obtained brochures from 48 states and Puerto Rico. We evaluated each brochure for readability with the Flesch reading ease formula. User-friendliness of the brochures was assessed with an instrument we created that contained 22 specific criteria grouped into 5 categories, ie, layout, illustrations, message, manageable information, and cultural appropriateness. RESULTS Most current newborn screening brochures should be revised to make them more readable and user-friendly for parents. Ninety-two percent of brochures were written at a reading level that is higher than the average reading level of US adults (eighth-grade level). In most brochures, the essential information for parents was buried. Although all brochures were brief and focused on the newborn screening tests being performed, 81% needed improvement in getting to the point quickly and making it easy for parents to identify what they needed to know or to do. None of the brochures scored high in all 22 criteria on the user-friendliness checklist. CONCLUSIONS Parent education materials about newborn screening should be revised to be easier to read and more user-friendly, by lowering the reading difficulty to eighth-grade level and focusing on issues such as layout, illustrations, message, information, and cultural appropriateness. It is important that state newborn screening programs and organizations work with parents to develop and to evaluate materials to ensure that they are user-friendly.
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- Connie L Arnold
- Department of Internal Medicine, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
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Thompson DB, Ahrens MJ, LeRoy BS, Brown D, Berry SA. Newborn blood spot screening and genetic services: a survey of Minnesota primary care physicians. Genet Med 2006; 7:564-70. [PMID: 16247295 DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000177417.61006.a6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To (1) obtain guidance on the preferred content and format of quick reference newborn blood spot screening information from the Minnesota Department of Health; (2) determine primary care physicians' perceptions of the benefits of genetic services; and (3) determine primary care physicians' satisfaction with genetic counseling services. METHODS A written survey was mailed to family physicians and pediatricians in Minnesota (n = 300). RESULTS Eighty physicians responded (28% response rate). Whereas 70% of respondents felt previous information received from the newborn screening program was adequate, 83% were interested in quick reference information. The majority of physicians preferred this information as a laminated sheet (63%). Physician procedure for an abnormal screen, newborn screening program protocol for an abnormal screen, and disease treatment and follow-up information were recommended for inclusion on quick reference. Over half of physicians agreed with the following benefits of genetic services: provide testing options (88%); evaluate family members (88%); reduce parental anxiety (87%); provide resources (83%); provide diagnostic information (76%); determine medical needs (67%); and determine emotional needs (51%). Ninety-nine percent of physicians were satisfied with genetic counseling services. CONCLUSIONS Physicians indicated that reference material for primary care physicians should include a quick reference card with specific categories of information. Newborn screening programs should attempt to increase physician awareness of genetic services, including the subsequent medical and psychosocial benefits for their patients.
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- Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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OBJECTIVE Traditional population screening focuses on conditions for which early treatment prevents severe morbidity and mortality. The classic example in pediatrics is newborn screening for phenylketonuria, which began in the 1960s. In 1968, Wilson and Jungner delineated 10 criteria that would justify population screening. These criteria have been reaffirmed by many newborn screening task forces as the standard for adding conditions to newborn screening programs. Today, however, some newborn screening programs are expanding to include conditions that may not meet all of the traditional screening criteria. Little is known about pediatricians' attitudes toward expanding screening. We examine the attitudes of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists toward screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), fragile X, and type 1 diabetes. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 600 pediatricians, including those who are members of the section of genetics, endocrinology, pulmonology, and neurology of the American Academy of Pediatrics. For each condition, pediatricians were queried about (1) testing high-risk infants, (2) newborn screening, and (3) population screening or testing beyond the newborn period. Demographic data were also collected. RESULTS A total of 232 (43%) of 537 eligible pediatricians returned surveys. More than 75% support testing high-risk infants for all conditions except type 1 diabetes. CF was the only condition for which >50% supported newborn screening. Newborn screening was preferred over screening older infants for all conditions except fragile X. Subspecialty affiliation did not have a significant impact with respect to attitudes about testing high-risk children, newborn screening, or screening beyond infancy. We analyzed the data by the number of patients with the queried condition under the physician's care and by the number of affected family members. Neither aspect was significant. We also analyzed the data by gender, by year of residency graduation, and by geographic location. None of these factors revealed significant differences in responses. For each condition, 8% to 41% of physicians would personally choose to test their own infant. We found that physicians' opinion about what they would want for their own children correlated with their attitude about population newborn screening. Those who would personally choose testing of their own infants were highly likely to support newborn screening for CF (98%), DMD (94%), and fragile X (98%), but only 78% of those who would personally opt for newborn screening of type 1 diabetes would also endorse population-based screening. This was statistically significant for each condition. Those who would choose not to test their own infants were significantly less likely to support newborn screening of the general population. One third of those who did not want to test their own newborns for CF supported population screening, whereas only one fifth supported DMD and fragile X population screening. For type 1 diabetes, 98% of those who would not personally choose newborn testing did not want it offered as a population screening program. CONCLUSIONS Most physicians support diagnostic genetic testing of high-risk children but are less supportive of expanding newborn screening, particularly for conditions that do not meet the Wilson and Jungner criteria. Willingness to expand newborn screening does not correlate with professional characteristics but rather with personal interest in testing of their own children.
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- Kruti Acharya
- Comer Children's Hospital, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Ellen Wright Clayton
- Center for Genetics and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0165, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate current rules and regulations for educating parents about newborn screening. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SAMPLE Newborn screening program coordinators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. MEASUREMENTS Answers to a standardized semi-structured telephone survey in January 2004. RESULTS Fifty programs provide standardized information about screening, and 32 of these have information available in multiple languages. Most programs (n=36) believe that parents should be informed about newborn screening as a part of prenatal care; however, none has rules or regulations requiring this. Five require documented informed consent; only one provides the consent form in a language other than English. Hospitals and birthing centers are required by many programs to educate families, including providing information (n=12), obtaining informed consent (n=5), informing parents of the right to refuse screening (n=13), and documenting refusal on institutionally developed forms (n=9). We found considerable variation in policy language across the newborn screening programs. CONCLUSIONS The complexity of current newborn screening programs and the likelihood of expansion in the number of conditions on newborn screening panels present a unique opportunity and challenge for public health nurses to ensure that these programs are effective and that care is integrated.
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- Alex R Kemper
- Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0456, USA.
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Since the beginning of newborn screening for metabolic and other disorders in 1964, advances in the understanding of the disorders identified and development of new methods of testing newborn screening blood spots have contributed to improved health in children. Pediatricians and others involved in the health care of infants must be able to participate in the assessment and confirmatory testing of infants who have an abnormal test result and in the care of infants identified with a disorder. Expansion in the technology and number of disorders identified has complicated this process. As more and a greater variety of disorders are tested for and identified, a crucial collaborative role has emerged for the newborn screening programs and their public health professionals, the tertiary care specialists in the disorders and the primary care clinicians who comprise the medical home of the infants identified. This collaboration needs to provide prompt results of the newborn screening tests, expeditious and expert confirmatory testing and an effective care plan for the affected infant to realize the benefits of treatment for children with otherwise devastating disorders.
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- Margretta R Seashore
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8005, USA.
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Fant KE, Clark SJ, Kemper AR. Completeness and complexity of information available to parents from newborn-screening programs. Pediatrics 2005; 115:1268-72. [PMID: 15867034 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force on Newborn Screening published a blueprint for the future of newborn screening that included recommendations for information provided to parents about screening. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the completeness of educational material provided by newborn-screening programs and to measure the reading level and complexity of the material. METHODS Telephone survey of newborn-screening programs (n = 51) followed by content analysis of educational material. RESULTS All 51 programs responded (response rate: 100%); 47 of these programs made educational material available. None of the material included all elements recommended in the blueprint. Benefits of screening (98%) and how parents would be notified of results (87%) were included more often than the risks of screening (19%), possibility of a false-positive result (13%), importance of (34%) and how to respond to (28%) a positive result, and the storage and use of residual samples (11%). The median readability grade level was 10. Grade-level complexity of the material was not associated with completeness according to the AAP criteria. CONCLUSIONS Parent educational materials for newborn-screening programs do not meet the standard recommended by the AAP, and there are important variations between programs in the information provided to parents. Continuing research is needed to measure progress toward the goals outlined within the blueprint and to assess how these changes impact the care provided through newborn-screening programs.
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- Kathryn E Fant
- Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 6E08 300 N Ingalls Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0456, USA
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Linzer DS, Lloyd-Puryear MA, Mann M, Kogan MD. Evolution of a child health profile initiative. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE 2005; Suppl:S16-23. [PMID: 15643353 DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200411001-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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While information technology has proliferated and advanced dramatically in the last 10 years, the application of information technology to health care policy and delivery has not been well coordinated either among public health agencies or between the public and private health sectors. In 1998, the Genetic Services Branch, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA/MCHB) began an initiative to help facilitate assessment and prompt provision of appropriate services to improve the health of children. Twenty-five state public health programs received grants to improve integration of newborn screening and genetic services systems with other maternal and child health systems. All Kids Count--a program of the Public Health Informatics Institute--completed a qualitative assessment of state programs that were funded to develop plans for integration. The results are being translated into a business/policy case addressing the need for integration, a description of essential functions that such systems support, ultimately system requirements, and measures for evaluation. HRSA/MCHB's partnership with All Kids Count continues with a project to develop a community of practice to assist programs in moving their integrated child health information systems forward.
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- Deborah S Linzer
- Genetic Services Branch, Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD 20857, USA.
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Dissemination of information to General Practitioners: a questionnaire survey. BMC FAMILY PRACTICE 2004; 5:27. [PMID: 15571626 PMCID: PMC539264 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-5-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 11/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Early identification of permanent hearing impairment in children enables appropriate intervention which reduces adverse developmental outcomes. The UK Government has introduced a universal hearing screening programme for neonates. All involved health professionals, including those in Primary Care, need to be aware of the service to enable them to offer appropriate support to their patients. A programme of information dissemination within Primary Care was therefore undertaken. The aim of the current study was to determine the extent to which the information had reached General Practitioners (GPs), the GPs' preferred mode of dissemination and the sources from which GPs accessed information Methods Postal questionnaire survey of a randomised sample of 1000 GPs in the Phase I pilot sites of the Neonatal Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP). Results Responses were received from 54.2% of the sample. Just under 50% of those responding had received information, 62.2% of respondents said they would like to receive more information and the preferred methods of dissemination were the written word and web-sites to allow access when needed. Few GPs perceive themselves to have a core role in the delivery of the NHSP and thence a need for knowledge in the subject. Many are keen to delegate detail to a third party, usually the health visitor, who has traditionally had responsibility for hearing screening. Conclusions Dissemination efforts for service developments of relevance to GPs should concentrate on advertising a website address via brief but memorable posted literature and/or articles in relevant journals and magazines. The website should be GP-friendly, and have a dedicated area for GPs including information of specific relevance and downloadable information sheets.
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Hinman AR, Atkinson D, Diehn TN, Eichwald J, Heberer J, Hoyle T, King P, Kossack RE, Williams DC, Zimmerman A. Principles and Core Functions of Integrated Child Health Information Systems. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE 2004; Suppl:S52-6. [PMID: 15643359 DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200411001-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Infants undergo a series of preventive and therapeutic health interventions and activities. Typically, each activity includes collection and submission of data to a dedicated information system. Subsequently, health care providers, families, and health programs must query each information system to determine the child's status in a given area. Efforts are underway to integrate information in these separate information systems. This requires specifying the core functions that integrated information systems must perform.
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- Alan R Hinman
- All Kids Count, Public Health Informatics Institute, Task Force for Child Survival and Development, Decatur, GA 30030, USA.
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Metabolic disorders are individually rare, but when considered together as a disease entity are relatively frequent, occurring in 1 in 1000 to 1 in 3000 infants. Some disorders can have devastating and irreversible outcomes if not diagnosed early and treated promptly. Newborn screening is a vital step in identifying infants with inborn metabolic disorders, hemoglobinopathies, infectious processes, and congenital endocrinopathies; the goal is early recognition and treatment. This article summarizes the critical aspects of newborn screening, comparing and contrasting current national screening practices, and identifying key considerations for clinical care, parental education, and support. To prevent morbidity and mortality, healthcare providers must understand the purpose and guidelines for newborn screening. Providers are also responsible for informing parents about the implications of newborn screening to improve awareness and understanding.
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- Kristin Gatrell Bryant
- Newborn Critical Care Services, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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