Abstract
Publisher Summary Numerous barriers to patient–provider communications necessitate accurate, careful, and sensitive interviewing of adolescent patients. The chief complaint of a teenage patient is not the primary symptom. Communication is hampered by status inequity between the patient and the provider. Discrepancies between youth and provider definitions of “the health problem” may pose difficulties in initiating care with adolescents. Illness provides the adolescent with a legitimate entry into the health care system as a means of addressing these more pressing issues. This chapter presents a comprehensive teen health form used for physical examination and the knowledge of health history of adolescents. The form aids the provider in obtaining accurate information about patients and functions as an educational tool by providing patients with a written summary of the health care encounter. It is found that using a physical examination form allows for consistency and comparability in a university setting with large numbers of health professionals in training.
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