title: Research on the quality of parent-provider communication in pediatric care: implications and recommendations.
abstract: This narrative review of the correlates of effective parent-provider communication and relevant interventions indicates that effective parent-provider communication is associated with parental satisfaction with care, adherence to treatment recommendations, and enhanced discussion of psychosocial concerns. Moreover, interventions designed to improve parent-provider communication resulted in more discussion of psychosocial concerns, better recall of information from the visit, and improved parent-provider communication. Recommendations for the development of more effective studies of parent-provider communication and relevant interventions in pediatric primary care include the need for theoretical models to help guide research, the development of reliable and valid self-report measures of communication, the assessment of clinically relevant correlates of parent-provider communication, and the study of children's roles in communication with their pediatricians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Chantelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nobile
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drotar
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010372:Pediatrics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care