Research Letter

Caregiver Perceptions of Social Need Documentation

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1059

March 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This qualitative study uses a large free-text dataset to describe reasons for comfort and discomfort with documentation of health-related social needs in the electronic health record among caregivers of pediatric patients.

Corresponding Author: Rachel Brown, MPH, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South St, Office 10-231, Philadelphia, PA 19146 (brownr19@chop.edu).

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