Parents and Health Care Professionals Working Together to Improve Adolescent Health: The Perspectives of Parents

Abstract One proposed strategy to improve adolescent health and health care is to create working partnerships among adolescent health care professionals (HCPs) and families. In this pilot qualitative study we interviewed 17 mothers to explore their perceptions of the role of parents, HCPs, and paren...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2009-02, Vol.44 (2), p.191-194
Main Authors: Ford, Carol A., M.D, Davenport, Amy F., M.P.H, Meier, Andrea, Ph.D, McRee, Annie-Laurie, M.P.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services
Adolescent medicine
Adolescents
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Cooperation
Delivery Systems
Female
Health care
Health care quality
Health Care Services
Health Personnel
Health professionals
Health Professions
Health Status
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical sciences
Mothers
Parent Child Relations
Parental participation
Parenting education
Parents
Partnerships
Pediatrics
Pilot Projects
Prevention and actions
Professional-Family Relations
Professional-Patient Relations
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Qualitative Research
Sampling Studies
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
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Summary:Abstract One proposed strategy to improve adolescent health and health care is to create working partnerships among adolescent health care professionals (HCPs) and families. In this pilot qualitative study we interviewed 17 mothers to explore their perceptions of the role of parents, HCPs, and parent–HCP partnerships in addressing adolescent health issues.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.06.017