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Evaluation Of The Crafft Substance Use Screening Tool In Primary Care, Leanne Coleman Jan 2018

Evaluation Of The Crafft Substance Use Screening Tool In Primary Care, Leanne Coleman

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the use of the CRAFFT tool within a pediatric primary care setting. The specific objective was to assess the frequency of documentation of substance use screening, counseling, and/or intervention before and after the implementation of the CRAFFT tool.

METHOD: The practice site chose to implement an evidence based adolescent substance use screening tool (CRAFFT Tool) to improve practice. This practice improvement project utilized a descriptive design with a review of electronic medical records before and after a substance use screening tool was implemented. Two hundred medical records were reviewed, 100 …