Parents' knowledge of and opinions about healthcare laws and technology in primary care.

Informatics in Primary Care Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI:10.14236/jhi.v20i1.49

Lindsay A Thompson, Erik W Black, Heidi Saliba, Anzeela M Schentrup

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Purpose: Historically, parents have demonstrated poor understanding of adolescent healthcare laws. This study assessed US parents' current knowledge and opinions about technology facilitated physician-adolescent communication and applicable laws to enhance transition to adult health care.

Methods: A brief survey in two low-income academic paediatric clinics asked parents about their knowledge of health care and laws, and their opinions about technology facilitated contact between physicians and adolescents.

Results: Almost all parents (96.7%) have internet access at home, work or via a mobile device. Only 44.1% approved of having a physician directly contact their child about annual examinations, immunisations or to discuss issues of sexuality. Half (55.4%) were aware that adolescents could receive confidential sexuality information and treatment without parents' permission. Only one-third (32.2%) approved of a specific technology for direct communication.

Conclusions: Parents are divided about direct physician-adolescent contact. Future plans to engage adolescents to understand their health will require parental education and involvement on the value of physician-adolescent communication.

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家长对初级保健医疗法律和技术的知识和意见。

目的:从历史上看，父母对青少年保健法律的理解很差。本研究评估了美国父母目前对科技促进医师与青少年沟通和适用法律以加强向成人医疗保健过渡的知识和意见。方法:在两家低收入的学术儿科诊所进行简短调查，询问家长对卫生保健和法律的了解情况，以及他们对技术促进医生与青少年接触的看法。结果:几乎所有家长(96.7%)在家中、工作场所或通过移动设备上网。只有44.1%的家长同意让医生就年度检查、免疫接种或性问题直接联系孩子。一半(55.4%)的家长知道青少年可以在未经父母允许的情况下获得保密的性信息和治疗。只有三分之一(32.2%)的人赞成直接沟通的特定技术。结论:家长对医师与青少年直接接触存在分歧。让青少年了解自己健康的未来计划将需要父母教育和参与医生与青少年沟通的价值。

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