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Health care information sources for adolescents: age and gender differences on use, concerns, and needs
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In this paper, the authors assess adolescents' sources of health care information, explore beliefs about topics which health care providers should address and about those which have been addressed, and identify topics that are embarrassing for adolescents to discuss with providers.About:
This article is published in Journal of Adolescent Health.The article was published on 2001-09-01. It has received 224 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health care & Public health.read more
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Health information-seeking behaviour in adolescence: the place of the internet.
TL;DR: Although it is unlikely to supplant the role of trusted peers and adults, the internet has found an important place among adolescents' repertory of health information sources.
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Parent–Child Connectedness and Behavioral and Emotional Health Among Adolescents
TL;DR: Adolescents' perceptions of low parental caring, difficulty talking to their parents about problems, and valuing their friends' opinions for serious decisions were significantly associated with compromised behavioral and emotional health.
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The search for peer advice in cyberspace: An examination of online teen bulletin boards about health and sexuality
Lalita K. Suzuki,Jerel P. Calzo +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a snapshot investigation of a popular health support website, which utilized a peer-generated bulletin board format to facilitate the discussion of adolescent health and social issues, was conducted on the questions and replies found on 273 topics of mainly anonymous adolescents.
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Long-term impact of adolescent dating violence on the behavioral and psychological health of male and female youth.
TL;DR: ADV is associated with greater likelihood of problematic health factors and increases nonspecific risk toward behavioral and psychological impairment in youth, particularly female adolescents.
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An observational study of how young people search for online sexual health information.
TL;DR: It is argued that young people must be educated about how Web search engine results are prioritized/displayed and trained to evaluate Web sites for reliable information.
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Communication about sexual issues: mothers, fathers, and friends.
TL;DR: Early adolescence (13-15 years old) is characterized by more sex-based discussions with mothers than friends or fathers, which points to the importance of fostering good communication and comfort between parents and adolescents about sexual issues.
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Influence of physician confidentiality assurances on adolescents' willingness to disclose information and seek future health care. A randomized controlled trial.
TL;DR: Adolescents are more willing to communicate with and seek health care from physicians who assure confidentiality and further investigation is needed to identify a confidentiality assurance statement that explains the legal and ethical limitations of confidentiality without decreasing adolescents' likelihood of seeking future health care for routine and nonreportable sensitive health concerns.
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Adolescents' Perceptions of Factors Affecting Their Decisions to Seek Health Care
Kenneth R. Ginsburg,Gail B. Slap,Avital Cnaan,Christine M. Forke,Catherine M. Balsley,Dionne M. Rouselle +5 more
TL;DR: Four of the top 10 characteristics of health care providers and sites that affect an adolescent's decision to seek care involve cleanliness and infection control.
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Adolescents' Access to Care: Teenagers' Self-reported Use of Services and Perceived Access to Confidential Care
TL;DR: To investigate adolescents' report of their own use of health services, access to care, and knowledge and use of confidential services, a random digit-dialed survey of 14- to 19-year-old adolescents in Monroe County, New York found that adolescents were least likely to know where to obtain mental health or substance abuse and reproductive services.