Interventions to Promote Pediatric Shared Decision-Making and Child Engagement in Primary Care: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically describe outcomes of child-, clinician-, and clinic-facing interventions to improve shared decision-making (SDM) and child engagement in primary care.

Methods

A trained health services librarian searched 5 databases. Included studies collected primary data (observational or randomized control trials), assessed child-, clinician-, or clinic-facing interventions aimed at improving SDM and/or engagement-related outcomes for children ages 7 to 18, focused on conditions commonly treated in primary care, and were published between January 2014 and April 2024. Two authors screened studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias and strength of evidence.

Results

Sixteen studies met inclusion criteria. One study had a low level of bias and 15 had

SUBMITTER: Smith C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704049 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature