Ask Me 3: Improving Communication in a Hispanic Pediatric Outpatient Practice

Objective: To implement Ask-Me-3, a program that encourages patients to ask questions of physicians, in a low-income, predominantly Hispanic pediatric practice. Methods: We publicized Ask-Me-3 with posters/brochures in clinic. We interviewed parents before and 6 months after implementation to determ...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2007-09, Vol.31 (Supplement), p.S115-S121
Main Authors: Seguin, Virginia Mika, Wood, Pamela R, Weiss, Barry D, Trevino, Leah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Doctor-Patient communication
Health education
Health promotion
Hispanic American people
Low income people
Paediatrics
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Summary:Objective: To implement Ask-Me-3, a program that encourages patients to ask questions of physicians, in a low-income, predominantly Hispanic pediatric practice. Methods: We publicized Ask-Me-3 with posters/brochures in clinic. We interviewed parents before and 6 months after implementation to determine if they knew about and used the Ask-Me-3 questions. Results: No parents knew about Ask-Me-3 before implementation. Of 393 parents interviewed 6 months later, 42% knew about Ask-Me-3, and half of these used the questions. Conclusions: With a simple strategy for introducing Ask-Me-3, 20% of parents were using Ask-Me-3 six months later. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1087-3244