Introduction
Primary care providers are well-positioned to facilitate parent-adolescent health
communication. We examined provider-facilitated parent-adolescent health communication
prevalence and associations with parent-adolescent health communication.
Method
Using data from a national survey of parent-adolescent dyads (n = 853), we calculated the prevalence of provider-facilitated parent-adolescent health
communication about 11 topics as a result of adolescent's last preventive visit. We
examined correlates of of provider-facilitatedparent-adolescent communication and
associations with with parent-adolescent communication.
Results
Eighteen percent of adolescents reported that a provider helped them talk with their
parent about a health concern, with little variability by adolescent, parent, or provider
characteristics. Prevalence of parent-adolescent communication because of an adolescent's
last preventive visit ranged between 38.4% and 79.5%. Provider facilitation was positively
associated with parent-adolescent communication for all topics.
Discussion
Given the low prevalence of provider-facilitated–parent-adolescent health communication
and positive associations between provider facilitation and parent-adolescent communication
about multiple important health-related topics, efforts to improve this practice could
be beneficial.
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Biography
Pooja Brar, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Studies and Community Development, Towson University, Towson, MD.
Biography
Renee E. Sieving, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Riley J. Steiner, Health Scientist, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Biography
Janna R. Gewirtz O'Brien, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Michelle Mathiason Moore, Biostatistician, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Christopher J. Mehus, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Biography
Christina Ross, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Biography
Jonathan D. Klein, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Biography
John Santelli, Professor, Heilbrunn Department of Population & Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Publication history
Published online: January 07, 2023
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This research was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Research Center Program (cooperative agreement no. U48DP005022-04-05; PI: Renee E. Sieving). The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The original research was approved by the Institutional Review Boards at the University of Minnesota and Columbia University.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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