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Provider Facilitation of Parent-Adolescent Health Communication: Findings From a National Survey
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2023
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Source: J Pediatr Health Care. 37(3):253-261
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Alternative Title:J Pediatr Health Care
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Description:Introduction:
Primary care providers are well-positioned to facilitate parent-adolescent health communication. We examined provider-facilitated parent-adolescent health communication prevalence and associations with parent-adolescent health communication.
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Using data from a national survey of parent-adolescent dyads (n = 853), we calculated the prevalence of provider-facilitated parent-adolescent health communication about 11 topics as a result of adolescent’s last preventive visit. We examined correlates of of provider-facilitatedparent-adolescent communication and associations with with parent-adolescent communication.
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Eighteen percent of adolescents reported that a provider helped them talk with their parent about a health concern, with little variability by adolescent, parent, or provider characteristics. Prevalence of parent-adolescent communication because of an adolescent’s last preventive visit ranged between 38.4% and 79.5%. Provider facilitation was positively associated with parent-adolescent communication for all topics.
Discussion:
Given the low prevalence of provider-facilitated−parent-adolescent health communication and positive associations between provider facilitation and parent-adolescent communication about multiple important health-related topics, efforts to improve this practice could be beneficial.
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Pubmed ID:36624017
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC11034920
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Volume:37
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