"Here I Don't Feel Like a Stranger": Adolescents' Perspectives on School-Based Health Centers

Autor/inn/en	Moriarty Daley, Alison; Polifroni, E. Carol; Sadler, Lois S.
Titel	"Here I Don't Feel Like a Stranger": Adolescents' Perspectives on School-Based Health Centers
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 39 (2023) 3, S.238-247 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moriarty Daley, Alison)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840520979661
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Student Attitudes; School Health Services; Access to Health Care; School Nurses; Community Programs; Positive Attitudes; Competence; Confidentiality; Privacy; Interpersonal Relationship; Trust (Psychology); Program Effectiveness; High School Students; Connecticut + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Kompetenz; Privatsphäre; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	This study explored adolescent perspectives on school-based health center (SBHC) services and how services differed from school nurses and community agencies. Six focus groups were conducted with adolescents, 13-19 years old, as part of a larger mixed-methods study. Data were analyzed for themes using content analysis. Adolescents (N = 30) described the accessibility, positive attitude of staff, competence of the nurse practitioner, confidentiality/privacy, and trusted relationships with staff as important aspects of SBHC care. SBHC services allowed adolescents to stay in school, provided confidentiality/privacy, were comfortable and convenient, fostered their independence, and adolescents felt SBHC staff knew them and they did not feel like strangers. SBHCs are adolescent-friendly resources that maximize school time and an important source for contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing, and mental health care. Additionally, SBHC services help support adolescents' transition from pediatric to adolescent-focused care and foster their growing self-awareness and empowerment related to their engagement in health care services. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01