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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedGrout RW, Cheng ER, Aalsma MC
Let them speak for themselves: improving adolescent self-report rate on pre-visit screening.
This study examined the effect of an automated alert during electronic pre-visit electronic tablet screening on the adolescent self-report rate at pediatric ambulatory clinics. The goal was to increase self-reporting as opposed to parents or caregivers filling out the screening information.bAn interventional study was conducted over a 16 month period. Preintervention rates were low for adolescents, with parents or caregivers completing the pre-visit reports at a high rate. After intervention, self-reporting by younger adolescents nearly doubled and among older adolescents the stable baseline rate of 53.6% increased by 9.2 absolute percentage points.
AHRQ-funded; HS017939; HS018453; HS020640; HS022681.
Citation: Grout RW, Cheng ER, Aalsma MC .
Let them speak for themselves: improving adolescent self-report rate on pre-visit screening.
Acad Pediatr 2019 Jul;19(5):581-88. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.04.010..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Communication, Clinician-Patient Communication
Links AR, Callon W, Wasserman C
Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting.
This study analyzed the use of unexplained medical jargon with parents whose children have sleep-disordered breathing and their consultations with otolaryngologists in a pediatric surgical setting. Participants (64 parents and 8 otolaryngologists) completed questionnaires that evaluated demographics, clinical features and parental role in decision-making. Unexplained medical jargon was commonly used by physicians (mean total utterances per visit = 28.9) while parents used jargon a mean of 4.3 times. Clinicians used more jargon when they felt that parents had greater involvement in decision-making or when parents used more jargon themselves. These results will be incorporated into communication training for clinicians.
AHRQ-funded; HS022932.
Citation: Links AR, Callon W, Wasserman C .
Surgeon use of medical jargon with parents in the outpatient setting.
Patient Educ Couns 2019 Jun;102(6):1111-18. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.02.002..
Keywords: Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Shared Decision Making, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Provider, Provider: Physician