Less reduction of psychosocial problems among adolescents with unmet communication needs.

ABSTRACT: Patient-professional communication has been suggested to be a major determinant of treatment outcomes in psychosocial care for children and adolescents. However, the mechanisms involved are largely unknown and no longitudinal studies have been performed. Our aim was, therefore, to assess over the course of 1 year, the impact of patient-centered communication on psychosocial problems of adolescents in psychosocial care, including the routes mediating this impact. We obtained data on 315 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, enrolled in child and adolescent social or mental health care. We assessed patient-centered communication by comparing the needs and experiences of adolescents with regard to three aspects of communication: affective quality, information provision, and shared decision-making. C

SUBMITTER: Jager M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364263 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature