Patient-centered Approaches to Provider and Adolescent Reproductive Health Communication and Shared Decision-making

Patient-centered Approaches to Provider and Adolescent Reproductive Health Communication and Shared Decision-making

Determine the effectiveness of an electronic self-administered pre-visit planning tool allowing adolescents to list areas of concern to support shared decision-making and communication during an office visit through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Aim 1: Through qualitative data collection, characterize perspectives of adolescent girls and providers regarding the feasibility and acceptability of an electronic self-administered pre-visit planning tool allowing adolescents to list areas of concern to support shared decision-making and communication during an office visit. Interviews will also explore approaches to implement and evaluate such a tool.

Aim 2: Determine the effectiveness of the tool through a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Aim 3: Synthesize outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement and plan next steps in both research, and if the tool works well, implementation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria for adolescent girls: between the ages of 14-18 years old, English-speaking, and a patient of a provider affiliated with the Yale New Haven Hospital.
• Inclusion criteria for healthcare providers are: a provider the Yale New Haven Hospital who regularly sees adolescent patients.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria for adolescent girls: currently pregnant, or who have an impairment that would prevent them from completing the tool and survey.