Katherine A Clements, Suzanne L Gray, Brya Gross, Irene M Pepperberg
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patientphysician relationships healthcare influence healthcare provision patient engagement health outcomes little known youth preferences types characteristics healthcare providers aim study assess youth perspectives preferences interactions healthcare providers posed 5 openended questions 1163 myvoice participants nationwide text message cohort united states youth aged 1424 april 10 2020 related youth preferences healthcare providers content analysis used develop codebook responses independently coded two reviewers discrepancies discussed reach consensus descriptive statistics calculated demographics frequency codes 944 81 participants responded least one question respondents mean age 189 years sd 28 majority female 536 white 563 youth reported kindness personality traits 31 education 30 important choosing doctor patientphysician concordance important many youths 44 among reported concordance important 55 gender noted 68 youth suggested respect open conversation addressing issues directly help alleviate uncomfortable situations though would simply switch providers personality empathy important provider characteristics valued youth female respondents preferred gender concordant providers particularly sexual healthrelated issues nonwhite respondents likely prefer racial concordance strengthening professional interpersonal skills among youthserving providers may improve healthcare engagement satisfaction among youth