Category 1. Screening Acceptability and Perceived Utility
| Theme | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Theme 1. Clinicians, frontline staff, and psychosocial support staff generally felt comfortable administering and discussing the ACE screener. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 2. Clinicians were concerned about conducting screenings when there were insufficient resources to help patients. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 3. At certain clinics serving patients with a high prevalence of adversity, some clinicians, frontline staff, and psychosocial support staff did not see strong added value of ACE screening. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 4. Clinicians and frontline staff shared concern about “triggering” patients, though they weren’t aware of any specific instances of this occurring. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 5. Clinicians felt patients and caregivers have been receptive and open to the ACE screening, with a few exceptions. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 6. Medical professionals perceived that many patients and caregivers appeared to find value in ACE screening—including a sense of relief and validation. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 7. Many patients and caregivers did not complete the open-ended question on strengths, but clinicians perceived this question as important. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Theme 8. Both clinicians and frontline staff offered more specific observations on patient/caregiver challenges, confusion, hesitancy, and discomfort related to ACE screening. | ✓ | ✓ |
ACE = adverse childhood experience.