Supporting Patient-centered Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health-Perspectives to Build an Appointment Planning Tool.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Input from adolescents and healthcare providers is needed to develop electronic tools that can support patient-centered sexual and reproductive (SRH) care. This study explores facilitators and barriers to patient-centered communication in the context of developing an electronic appointment planning tool to promote SRH communication in clinic settings.

Design

In-depth interviews were conducted to explore what constitutes adolescent-friendly SRH care and communication, as well as on the design of the appointment planning tool. Interviews were coded iteratively, and analyzed using the software Atlas.TI v8.

Setting

An adolescent primary care clinic, and a pediatric and adolescent gynecology clinic.

Participants

Adolescent girls (N=32; ages 14-18) an

SUBMITTER: Brault MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature