Colleen K Gutman, Atsuko Koyama, Michelle Pickett, Sara Holmstrom, Fahd A Ahmad, Ariel Hoch, Elizabeth Lehto, Kari Schneider, Kristin S Stukus, Emily Weber, Cassandra Stich, Lauren S Chernick
OBJECTIVES: More than 19 million adolescents seek care in the emergency department (ED) annually. We aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to confidential adolescent care among pediatric ED physicians. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire of US physician members of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee survey listserv. The 24-item questionnaire assessed familiarity with adolescent confidentiality laws, attitudes toward providing confidential care, frequency of discussing behavioral health topics confidentially, and factors influencing the decision to provide confidential care...
February 14, 2024: Pediatric Emergency Care