Table 3.
Student acceptability of Youth version, Case-finding and Help Assessment Tool (YouthCHAT) screening and Home, Education, Eating, Activities, Drugs and Alcohol, Sexuality, Suicide and Depression, Safety (HEEADSSS) assessment (students attending focus groups, n=21).
| Item | YouthCHAT, n (%) | HEEADSSS, n (%) | P valuea | |
| Agreed to item | ||||
| Works for people my age | 18 (85.7) | 16 (76.1) | 0.4 | |
| I have time to think about my responses | 16 (76.1) | 11 (52.3) | >.99 | |
| I felt safe answering the questions | 14 (66.7) | 12 (57.1) | 0.5 | |
| I talked about things that I wouldn’t have mentioned | 11 (52.3) | 9 (42.9) | 0.7 | |
| It’s easier to open up about my unhealthy behaviors and feelings | 13 (61.9) | 11 (52.3) | 0.5 | |
| It helped me identify the unhealthy behaviors and feelings I need help with | 14 (66.7) | 12 (57.1) | 0.5 | |
| Allowed my nurse to know about my unhealthy behaviors & feelings | 13 (61.9) | 14 (66.7) | 0.7 | |
| Has too many questions | 6 (28.6) | 6 (28.6) | 0.99 | |
| Questions are too personal | 5 (23.8) | 8 (38.1) | 0.5 | |
| I worried about the privacy of my information | 9 (42.9) | 6 (28.6) | 0.3 | |
| Takes too long | 4 (19.0) | 6 (28.6) | 0.7 | |
| Questions were difficult to understand | 2 (9.5) | 3 (14.2) | 0.6 | |
| Questions did not relate to me | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | 0.6 | |
| Is boring | 2 (9.5) | 3 (14.2) | 0.6 | |
| I felt embarrassed to talk to my nurse about my answers | 6 (28.6) | 7 (33.3) | 0.7 | |
| My nurse was judgmental about things I opened up about | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | 0.6 | |
| Objected to specific questions | ||||
| Substance misuse | 9 (42.9) | 4 (19.0) | 0.2 | |
| Problems with eating | 0 (0.0) | 2 (9.5) | 0.99 | |
| Problems at home | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.8) | 0.99 | |
| Sexual health | 8 (38.1) | 3 (14.2) | 0.8 | |
| Safety | 6 (28.6) | 1 (4.8) | 0.1 | |
| Physical inactivity | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.8) | 0.99 | |
aP value from chi-squared calculation with rates correction where n<10.