Parent and Adolescent Interest in Receiving Adolescent Health Communication Information From Primary Care Clinicians

Patient-centered health care recognizes that adolescents and parents are stakeholders in adolescent health. We investigate adolescent and parent interest in receiving information about health topics and parent-teen communication from clinicians. Ninety-one parent-adolescent dyads in one practice com...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 154 - 161
Main Authors: Ford, Carol A., Cheek, Courtney, Culhane, Jennifer, Fishman, Jessica, Mathew, Leny, Salek, Elyse C., Webb, David, Jaccard, James
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2016
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health
Adolescent health services
Adolescent medicine
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Female
Health behavior
Health communication
Health Communication - methods
Health education
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Parent-child relations
Parents
Patient Education as Topic
Patient-Centered Care
Pediatrics
Physician-Patient Relations
Primary Health Care
Sex Factors
Adolescent
Health behavior
Parent-child relations
Adolescent medicine
Health education
Adolescent health services
Health communication
ISSN:1054-139X, 1879-1972
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Summary:Patient-centered health care recognizes that adolescents and parents are stakeholders in adolescent health. We investigate adolescent and parent interest in receiving information about health topics and parent-teen communication from clinicians. Ninety-one parent-adolescent dyads in one practice completed individual interviews. Items assessed levels of interest in receiving health and health communication information from the adolescent's doctor about 18 topics, including routine, mental health, sexual health, substance use, and injury prevention issues. Analyses tested differences between parents and adolescents, within-dyad correlations, and associations with adolescent gender and age. Most parents were female (84%). Adolescents were evenly divided by gender; 36 were aged 12–13 years, 35 were aged 14–15 years, and 20 were aged 16–17 years. Adolescent race reflected the practice population (60% black; 35% white). The vast majority of parents and adolescents reported moderate or high levels of interest in receiving information about all 18 health issues and information to increase parent-teen communication about these topics. Parents' interest in receiving information varied by adolescent age when the expected salience of topics varied by age (e.g., acne, driving safety), whereas adolescents reported similar interest regardless of age. Adolescent gender influenced parent and adolescent interest. Level of interest in receiving information from doctors within adolescent-parent pairs was not significantly correlated for one-half of topics. Parents and adolescents want health care professionals to help them learn and talk about a wide range of adolescent health topics. Feasible primary care interventions that effectively improve parent-teen health communication, and specific adolescent health outcomes are needed.
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ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.001