Clinician recommendations for effectively incorporating digital information into person-centered contraceptive counseling with adolescents
Cambray Smith, Elizabeth Pleasants, Sarah Rebbeor, Kavita Shah Arora, Christine Dehlendorf, Bianca A. AllisonBackground
Adolescents frequently encounter contraceptive information of varying quality online, and many struggle to discern trustworthy claims given limited knowledge and prevalent misinformation. Clinicians often lack strategies to communicate effectively about online information—or patients’ digital
Objective
Synthesize recommendations from adolescent-serving clinicians about how to effectively communicate about online information during contraceptive counseling.
Design
Secondary analysis of qualitative data.
Methods
We conducted a hybrid inductive-deductive descriptive analysis of semi-structured interview data organized using the 3 Cs Framework for Addressing Health Misinformation and additional inductive codes.
Results
Participating clinician experts in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (N=24) shared recommendations and suggested scripted language to promote the additional step of
Conclusion
This guidance from expert clinicians can be used to improve person-centered counseling for adolescents in the digital age.