PURPOSE: To assess the influence of demographic variables and health risk status on adolescents' preferences and actual receipt of services regarding provider gender, sharing a physician with parents, and private examinations. METHODS: Data from…
Purpose of study Care for children with cardiac disease often involves difficult decisions and clinical uncertainty. Genomic Sequencing (GS) promises to improve clinical prognostics and could impact how difficult decisions are made. We sought to…
CONTEXT: Adolescents' concerns about privacy in clinical settings decrease their willingness to seek health care for sensitive problems and may inhibit their communication with physicians. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of physicians'…
OBJECTIVE--To assess adolescent knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes about health care confidentiality. DESIGN--Anonymous self-report survey with 64 items addressing confidentiality issues in health care. SETTING--Rural, suburban, and urban high…
Objectives: 1) Fill the knowledge gaps about best practices related to collaboration with bereaved families in projects related to end-of-life practices, palliative care and parental bereavement in paediatrics. 2) Identify best practices for…