Knowledge of Adolescent Well-care Visits and Attitudes Amongst Physicians

November 15, 2024 updated by: Alaa Sattar Mehair, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company

Knowledge of Adolescent Well-care Visits and Attitudes Amongst Pediatricians and Family Medicine Physicians Across Al-Ain City

The goal of this observational study is to be a quality improvement project to assess the knowledge, attitude towards adolescent well visit screening and preventing counseling amongst pediatrician and family medicine physicians in Al-Ain city. We will be conducting an online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits, before and after providing necessary education to the participants

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a quality improvement project with the following fields to be studied:

  • Knowledge of recommendations regarding adolescent well-care visits amongst pediatricians & primary care physicians in Al-Ain City.
  • Compliance of pediatricians & primary care physicians towards adolescent well-care visits.
  • Effectiveness in conducting educatory sessions for physicians to improve the quality of adolescent well-care visits.
  • Adolescent behaviour & knowledge of the availability of well-care visits.
  • Adolescent & family satisfaction in attendance of well-care visits.
  • An online survey covering general aspects regarding adolescent well-being visits will be shared with pediatricians and family medicine physicians, before and after providing necessary education to the participants.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pediatricians and family medicine physicians

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pediatricians and family medicine physicians at Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pediatricians and family medicine physicians who are not part of Al Ain City SEHA Hospitals.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge of physicians towards adolescent well care visits
Time Frame: 1 year
The study will assess various aspects of physician's knowledge towards adolescents care including the required anticipatory guidance based on age including the Bright Futures Guidelines as per the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended screening and investigations through an online qualitative survey. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
1 year
Attitudes of physicians towards adolescent well-care visits
Time Frame: 1 year
This study aims to highlight the attitude of pediatricians and family medicine physicians towards approaching adolescents for well-care visits. The survey had 36 questions, with a mix of knowledge-based multiple choice questions and opinion questions ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alaa S Mehair, MD, Abu Dhabi Health Services Co. -SEHA
  • Study Chair: Najla S AlKuawiti, MD, Abu Dhabi Health Services Co-SEHA

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 25, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2024

First Posted (Estimated)

November 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 19, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2024

Last Verified

November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SEHA_Tawam-IRB KD/AJ/1072

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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