An observational study in School Board Health Centers, sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 12 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-05-24.
Sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children · Observational
This is a prospective cross sectional study to assess the feasibility of a school based health centre (SBHC) at Sprucecourt Public School, an inner-city elementary school in Toronto. The SBHC allows inner-city children who face barriers to accessing health care the opportunity to receive health care in their school.The primary aim of this study is to determine utilization of the SBHC. Establishing feasibility of the SBHC would support further development and expansion of this program into other inner city schools.
A chart review of the first year of the SBHC was conducted. Feasibility metrics included the number of children who enrolled at the SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who enrolled at SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who attended and received new diagnoses and treatment plans
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All students of Sprucecourt Public School as well as the fourteen surrounding inner city public schools and their siblings. All children attending the on-site Parenting and Family Literacy Centre.
Exclusion Criteria:
Students who attend the SBHC from either Sprucecourt Public School or any other participating schools.
Other: Students attending SBHC
School based health clinic. This is a cohort study as such there is only one group of children who used the SBHC
Number of Enrolled Participants Who Attended SBHC
The primary objectives are to determine utilization of the SBHC including: 1. The number of students who are enrolled at the SBHC 2. The number of enrolled students enrolled who attended the SBHC
Time frame: 1 year
Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Treatment Plans
Proportion of children seen in the clinic with treatment plans
Time frame: 1 year
Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Diagnoses
Number of students attending SBHC with new diagnoses
Time frame: 1 year
Number of Referrals Made of Students Attending SBHC
Number of referrals of the 127 students who attended the SBHC from 8 months-1 year of the opening of the clinic
Time frame: 1 year
Number of Students Enrolled in SBHC Who Were From the Host School (Sprucecourt)
The number of students who enrolled in SBHC who were from the host school Sprucecourt
Time frame: 8 months
Sprucecourt Public School Vs Other Participating Schools
To compare the number of students who attend the SBHC from the host school (Sprucecourt Public School) with the number of students who attend the SBHC from the other participating schools
Time frame: 8 months
Number of Students Triaged From School Support Team Meetings
The number of students triaged from SST meetings was not collected.
Time frame: 1 year
Number of Students Referred to SBHC Who Attended SBHC
This data was not collected.
Time frame: 8 months
Follow-up Appointments
Attendance at follow-up appoints was not collected.
Time frame: 1 year
Absenteeism
Outcome data comparing absenteeism in the school with the year preceding the SBHC was not collected
Time frame: 1 year
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)Status
OHIP status of students attending the clinic was not reported or collected
Time frame: 1 year
| Milestone | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| Started | 127 |
| Completed | 127 |
| Not completed | 0 |
The primary objectives are to determine utilization of the SBHC including: 1. The number of students who are enrolled at the SBHC 2. The number of enrolled students enrolled who attended the SBHC
| participants | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| Total number of students attending SBHC | 127 |
| Number of students not attending SBHC | 252 |
Proportion of children seen in the clinic with treatment plans
| participants | Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Treatment Plans |
|---|---|
| Number of students with treatment plans | 115 |
| Number of students with no treatment plans | 12 |
Number of students attending SBHC with new diagnoses
| participants | Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Diagnoses |
|---|---|
| Number of students attending SBHC_ new diagnosis | 94 |
| Number of students attending SBHC with >1 new diag | 26 |
| No new diagnosis | 7 |
Number of referrals of the 127 students who attended the SBHC from 8 months-1 year of the opening of the clinic
| participants | Number of Referrals Made for Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| Number of students with no referrals | 97 |
| number of students referred to family physician | 20 |
| number of students referred to specialist | 10 |
| number of students referred for psychological test | 6 |
| number of students ref to community mental health | 3 |
| number of students referred to dietician | 1 |
| number of students referred to audiology testing | 19 |
| number of students referred to vision testing | 7 |
The number of students who enrolled in SBHC who were from the host school Sprucecourt
| participants | Number of Students From Sprucecourt Who Enrolled in SBHC |
|---|---|
| Number of Students Enrolled in SBHC Who Were From the Host School (Sprucecourt) | 227 |
To compare the number of students who attend the SBHC from the host school (Sprucecourt Public School) with the number of students who attend the SBHC from the other participating schools
| participants | Sprucecourt Public School Vs Other Participating Schools |
|---|---|
| number of students attending from Sprucecourt | 89 |
| number of students attending from school cluster | 20 |
| number of students attending from preschool age | 14 |
| number of students with unknown enrolment data | 4 |
The number of students triaged from SST meetings was not collected.
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
This data was not collected.
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Attendance at follow-up appoints was not collected.
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Outcome data comparing absenteeism in the school with the year preceding the SBHC was not collected
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
OHIP status of students attending the clinic was not reported or collected
Results for this outcome have not been posted.
Collected over 1 year. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students Attending SBHC | — | 0/127 (0%) | 0/127 (0%) |
| Age, Categorical(Participants) | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| <=18 years | 127 |
| Between 18 and 65 years | 0 |
| >=65 years | 0 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| Female | 76 |
| Male | 51 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 127 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | Students Attending SBHC |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 95 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| White | 10 |
| More than one race | 8 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 8 |
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