Enhancing youth health in primary care : lessons learned from general practitioners

Ann Dadich, Carmen Jarrett, Fiona Robards, David Bennett

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    Abstract

    Primary care represents a fundamental component of the health system, particularly for young people. However, youth access to primary care is less than ideal. To optimize clinician capacity to promote youth health, an interactive training module was developed and tailored to the needs of general practitioners. As part of an exploratory study, 11 participants were interviewed to determine the perceived capacity of the module to promote youth-friendly primary care. Findings suggest the module can enhance clinician skills, knowledge, and confidence to promote youth health; however, it has a limited ability to inform how organizational capacity might be bolstered—this includes the development of interagency networks. In this epoch of primary care reform, these findings are important for two key reasons. First, they reveal the need to bolster clinicians' perceived ability to use youth healthcare skills; second, they highlight the complementary importance of organizational support to ensure and sustain youth-friendly practices. The article concludes with a discussion of key implications for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)619-628
    Number of pages10
    JournalHealth Communication
    Volume29
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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