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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedTabaac AR, Sutter ME, Haneuse S
The interaction of sexual orientation and provider-patient communication on sexual and reproductive health in a sample of U.S. women of diverse sexual orientations.
This study’s goal was to examine associations among provider-patient communication, past-year contraceptive use, and lifetime sexually transmitted infection. The authors analyzed data cross-sectionally from 22,554 women in the Growing Up Today Study and Nurses' Health Study 3 for the follow-up period of 1996 to 2020. Provider-patient communication was associated with higher likelihood of using all methods of past-year contraceptive use and lifetime STI diagnosis. Completely heterosexual women were 13% more likely than lesbians and 4% less likely than other groups to report a provider ever discussed their sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Sexual minority women whose providers discussed their SRH were less likely to report contraceptive non-use in the past year.
AHRQ-funded; HS026120.
Citation: Tabaac AR, Sutter ME, Haneuse S .
The interaction of sexual orientation and provider-patient communication on sexual and reproductive health in a sample of U.S. women of diverse sexual orientations.
Patient Educ Couns 2022 Feb; 105(2):466-73. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.05.022..
Keywords: Sexual Health, Women, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication
Shay LA, Street RL, Jr., Baldwin AS
Characterizing safety-net providers' HPV vaccine recommendations to undecided parents: a pilot study.
The researchers developed a tool to describe strength and content of provider HPV vaccination recommendations. The tool showed how providers undercut their recommendations through qualifications or support them with a rationale. The authors recommended that providers would benefit from communication skills training on how to make explicit recommendations with an evidence-based rationale.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Shay LA, Street RL, Jr., Baldwin AS .
Characterizing safety-net providers' HPV vaccine recommendations to undecided parents: a pilot study.
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Sep;99(9):1452-60. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.06.027.
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Keywords: Practice Patterns, Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Communication