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Table 4 Changes in professional role

From: Training health professionals to reduce overreporting of birthing people who use drugs to child welfare

 

Baseline (n = 573) %

Post-webinar (n = 237) %

6-month follow-up (n = 216) %

p-value

"I have no role in reporting decisions for individual patients"

29

24

24

ns

"I have final say in the reporting decision"

11

13

16

ns

"I raise questions about whether a report is necessary/appropriate"

52

54

58

ns

"I can influence reporting decisions that other people are making"

39

43

44

ns

"I can influence the outcomes of child welfare reports, if they are made"

22

18

21

ns

"I am/have been involved in efforts to change/improve our hospital policy/protocol related to child welfare reporting for birthing people who use drugs"

30

31

36

ns

"I am/have been involved in efforts to change/improve our state policy related to child welfare reporting for birthing people who use drugs"

20

20

22

ns