Adolescent Health
Conditions
Keywords
knowledge, Attitude, Pediatricians, family medicine, Physician, Adolescent, well-care visits
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to be a quality improvement project to assess the knowledge, attitude towards adolescent well visit screening and preventing counseling amongst pediatrician and family medicine physicians in Al-Ain city. We will be conducting an online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits, before and after providing necessary education to the participants
Detailed description
This is a quality improvement project with the following fields to be studied: * Knowledge of recommendations regarding adolescent well-care visits amongst pediatricians & primary care physicians in Al-Ain City. * Compliance of pediatricians & primary care physicians towards adolescent well-care visits. * Effectiveness in conducting educatory sessions for physicians to improve the quality of adolescent well-care visits. * Adolescent behaviour & knowledge of the availability of well-care visits. * Adolescent & family satisfaction in attendance of well-care visits. * An online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits will be shared with pediatricians and family medicine physicians, before and after providing necessary education to the participants.
Interventions
OTHEROnline Educational Material
Online educational material will be an easy way to reach large number of physicians
Sponsors
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pediatricians and family medicine physicians at Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Exclusion criteria
* Pediatricians and family medicine physicians who are not part of Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of physicians towards adolescent well care visits | 1 year | The study will assess various aspects of physician's knowledge towards adolescents care including the required anticipatory guidance based on age including the Bright Futures Guidelines as per the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended screening and investigations through an online qualitative survey. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. |
| Attitudes of physicians towards adolescent well-care visits | 1 year | This study aims to highlight the attitude of pediatricians and family medicine physicians towards approaching adolescents for well-care visits. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. |
Countries
United Arab Emirates
Outcome results
None listed