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Pitfalls in communication with adolescents.

D Hardoff1

  • 1Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center and the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Thechnion, Haifa, Israel. drhardoff@yahoo.com

Minerva Pediatrica
|October 22, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Effective physician communication with adolescents is essential for gathering information and providing care. This review outlines development-oriented communication strategies and addresses common patient-related communication challenges during medical encounters.

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Clinical Communication
  • Patient-Physician Relationship

Background:

  • Direct communication with adolescent patients is crucial for obtaining accurate health information.
  • Adolescence is a developmental stage requiring specific communication approaches.
  • Physician encounters with adolescents often present unique communication challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present principles of effective communication methods with adolescent patients.
  • To identify common pitfalls in physician-adolescent communication.
  • To suggest solutions for overcoming these communication barriers.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on adolescent communication.
  • Categorization of communication pitfalls encountered by physicians.

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  • Development-oriented approach to communication strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Key principles for development-oriented communication with adolescents are outlined.
    • Patient-related pitfalls include over-protective parents, uncooperative, shy, oppositional, aggressive, and repulsive adolescents.
    • Strategies for overcoming these specific challenges are proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • Adolescent-centered communication is vital for successful healthcare outcomes.
    • Understanding and addressing patient-related communication barriers can improve the physician-adolescent relationship.
    • Implementing suggested strategies can enhance the effectiveness of medical encounters with young patients.