title: Preferences of Israeli adolescents in regard to health services: a pilot study.
abstract: This pilot study surveyed Israeli adolescents' preferences regarding health services as a preliminary step for a national survey. A total of 444 students filled a questionnaire including demographics, personal health data, and preferences regarding 31 statements on health care, based on a Philadelphia questionnaire. Factors of most significant impact in seeking health care were cleanliness, integrity, respectfulness, knowledge, and competence. The 10 top statements important to Israeli teens included 9 of the 11 top statements of the Philadelphia teens. Future research may demonstrate change in outcome if adolescents' desires were attended based on a cultural adapted questionnaire.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. drhardoff@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hardoff
authors.forename: Ada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Snir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires