Palak Phatra
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Cassie Ross
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Psychology / Other
Program: UROPF
Session: Session 7 (4:40pm – 5:30pm)
Authors: Palak Phatra, Dorian Robinson, Cassie Ross
Abstract
People who experience systemic racism, oppression, and discrimination are more likely to be admitted to the hospital, have longer hospital admissions, require more invasive interventions, and are more likely to be readmitted, have complications, or die in the hospital. Health inequities occur at all levels and types of healthcare, though there is a lack of research in the processes and services of inpatient pediatrics psychology. The overarching project will examine relationships between identity/diversity and patient and caregiver experiences with the processes, policies, and direct services of the inpatient pediatric psychology consultation-liaison service (CL service) at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital using the theoretical lenses of the Public Health Critical Race Praxis and Design Justice. This abstract will discuss a smaller subset of the larger study and will focus on the methods and data utilized to develop the survey for the larger project. The background and the objectives of the larger study will be presented to the Parent Advisory Council and semi-structured interviews will be conducted with 2-4 individual parents recruited from various formal councils at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital to gain insight into the perceptions and experiences with the goal of developing the final survey for the larger study. The data will be analyzed through thematic coding and the aggregated themes will be utilized to structure the final survey. Engaging members of the community aligns with the principles of Design Justice by centering the voices of parents as experts and ensuring that the project is in line with the community values. The goal of the larger study is to better understand how diverse patients and parents experience the inpatient pediatric psychology service such that areas in which there is an experience of bias or discrimination can be improved upon.
