TY - JOUR
T1 - Triadic communication in the primary care paediatric consultation
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Cahill, Patricia
AU - Papageorgiou, Alexi
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Background: Children aged 6-12 years are usually seen in primary care with an adult cares. It is a government and professional priority for doctors to try and involve these children in their medical consultations. Aim: To ascertain the evidence available on the amount and type of involvement that children in the 6-12 year age group have in their primary care consultations when the consultation was held with a child, a GP, and an adult. Design of the study: Literature review. Method: Data sources included MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and ERIC. The Cochrane library, PsychINFO, Web of Science and Wilson's Social Science abstracts, hand searching for references, and contact with authors. Results: Twenty-one studies were selected for inclusion in the study. Children were found to have little quantitative involvement in their own consultations. They may take part during information gathering but are unlikely to participate in the treatment planning and discussion parts of the consultation. Conclusion: Children in the 6-12 year age group have little meaningful involvement in their consultations.
AB - Background: Children aged 6-12 years are usually seen in primary care with an adult cares. It is a government and professional priority for doctors to try and involve these children in their medical consultations. Aim: To ascertain the evidence available on the amount and type of involvement that children in the 6-12 year age group have in their primary care consultations when the consultation was held with a child, a GP, and an adult. Design of the study: Literature review. Method: Data sources included MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and ERIC. The Cochrane library, PsychINFO, Web of Science and Wilson's Social Science abstracts, hand searching for references, and contact with authors. Results: Twenty-one studies were selected for inclusion in the study. Children were found to have little quantitative involvement in their own consultations. They may take part during information gathering but are unlikely to participate in the treatment planning and discussion parts of the consultation. Conclusion: Children in the 6-12 year age group have little meaningful involvement in their consultations.
KW - Communication
KW - Consultation
KW - General practice
KW - Paediatric primary care
KW - Triadic
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U2 - 10.3399/096016407782317892
DO - 10.3399/096016407782317892
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17976292
AN - SCOPUS:35948998559
SN - 0960-1643
VL - 57
SP - 904
EP - 911
JO - British Journal of General Practice
JF - British Journal of General Practice
IS - 544
ER -