ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2001
How do teenagers and primary healthcare providers view each other? An overview of key themes.
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Abstract
backgroundTeenagers have often been asked for their opinions about health services. However, relatively few studies have involved quantitative and qualitative methods of assessing them. Furthermore, there have been no United Kingdom studies of providers' views on the health of teenagers or of providers' opinions about their role in teenage health.
aimTo determine how teenagers view primary care, to discover how primary care providers view teenage patients, and to note any differences in opinions between the two groups. DESIGN OF STUDY: Questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, and semi-structured interviews.
settingTwo thousand two hundred and sixty-five teenage patients, 16 general practitioners (GPs), 12 practice nurses, and 12 general practice receptionists in South Wales valley communities.
methodSelected practices provided age-sex registers of patients aged between 14 and 18 years and questionnaires were sent to these patients. Focus groups were assembled from those teenagers who had completed and returned the questionnaire. Semi-structured interviews between one member of the study team and GP surgery staff, chosen randomly from staff lists in the selected surgeries.
resultsThe teenagers reported a lack of knowledge of services available from primary care, a feeling of a lack of respect for teenage health concerns, poor communication skills in GPs, and a poor understanding of confidentiality issues. The providers did not always share these concerns and they also had differing views on communication and confidentiality issues.
conclusionThe data demonstrated important findings about how teenagers would like primary care services to be improved. There was an apparent gulf between teenagers' own opinions about health care and the opinions held by primary care providers.
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