Effect of using client-accessible youth health records on experienced autonomy among parents and adolescents in preventive child healthcare and youth care: A mixed methods intervention study.

ABSTRACT: Client autonomy is important in Dutch youth care. It correlates positively with mental and physical health and can be strengthened by professional autonomy-supportive behaviour. Aiming for client autonomy, three youth care organisations co-developed a client-accessible youth health record (EPR-Youth). Currently, limited research is available on how client-accessible records contribute to adolescent autonomy. We investigated whether EPR-Youth strengthened client autonomy and whether professional autonomy-supportive behaviour reinforced this effect. A mixed methods design combined baseline and follow-up questionnaires with focus group interviews. Different client groups completed questionnaires about autonomy at baseline (n = 1404) and after 12 months (n = 1003). Professionals

SUBMITTER: Benjamins J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874616 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature