Research participation provides adolescents and parents a launching pad for conversations
Jenny K. R. Francis A E F , Sara E. Landers A , Carmen Radecki Breitkopf B , Christine Mauro C , Jane Chang D , Marina Catallozzi A and Susan L. Rosenthal AA Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University – Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
B Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
C Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University Medical Center – Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
D Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
E Present address: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Mail Code 9063, Dallas, TX, 75390-9063, USA.
F Corresponding author. Email: jenny.francis@utsouthwestern.edu
Sexual Health 16(2) 198-199 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH18195
Submitted: 9 October 2018 Accepted: 9 November 2018 Published: 25 January 2019
Abstract
Little is known about whether adolescent participation in sexual health research prompts adolescents and parents to have conversations about sensitive topics. One year after being presented with a hypothetical microbicide safety study, 248 adolescent–parent dyads were asked about conversations they may have had after their initial study visit. Sixty-three per cent of adolescents and 82% of parents reported having a conversation about the study. A launching conversation about broader topics (e.g. risk behaviours) was reported by 8% of adolescents and 17% of parents. Because there is evidence that conversations are occurring, researchers could provide guidance to help facilitate potentially sensitive discussions.
Additional keywords: adolescent-parent dyads, communication, willingness to participate.
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