[The health of adolescents: what do parents think about it?].
Parental care of adolescent children was studied in 501 families who attended the Centre of Preventive Medicine of Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy. The health of their adolescent children was the parents' main concern and they considered morale, hygiene and alimentation as being the most important health determinants. Twenty-eight per cent of the parents indicated that they were anxious about their adolescent children. When they contacted the Centre of Preventive Medicine, parents were mostly seeking a regular check-up and information for their offspring. A correspondence analysis showed a breakdown of the parents into several groups, according to their responses and degree of concern for the health of their adolescents.
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Centre de Médecine Préventive, Unité de Recherche, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
La santé des adolescents: qu'en pensent les parents?