Participant and caregiver perspectives on health feedback from a healthy lifestyle check

The usual output following health consultations from paediatric services is a clinical letter to the referring professional or primary care provider, with a copy sent to the patient's caregiver. There is little research on how patients and caregivers perceive the letter content.

Citation:
Lee MD, Wild CEK, Taiapa KJ, Rawiri NT, Egli V, Maessen SE, Anderson YC. Participant and caregiver perspectives on health feedback from a healthy lifestyle check. Health Expect. 2024;27(1)

Keywords:
Child health services; consumer health information; health communication; qualitative research

Abstract:
The usual output following health consultations from paediatric services is a clinical letter to the referring professional or primary care provider, with a copy sent to the patient's caregiver. There is little research on how patients and caregivers perceive the letter content.