Reproductive health knowledge and preferences in adolescent rheumatology patients: a convergent mixed methods study
This study identified gaps in SRH knowledge among female adolescents with susceptible RDs. Many participants are receiving SRH information from non-health care sources, but desire to have discussions on SRH with their provider. These findings signal a need for additional research in this area with expansion to other RDs and males. Clinicians and researchers can work alongside this population to develop tools and inform SRH guidelines to address patient concerns and improve overall outcomes.
Authors
- Cynthia H. Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-9210)
- Lisabeth V. Scalzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-4841)
- Josheili Y. Llavona-Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-4832)
- Cuoghi Edens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-5044)
- A. Rosado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-9006)
- Catherine A. Bingham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-7586)
- Timothy Hahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-0108)
- Darilyn Rivera-Collazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4632-4897)
- Kimberly A. Hays
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Arizona Cancer Center
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-025-01165-5
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Arizona Cancer Center
- Pennsylvania State University
- National Institutes of Health
- Penn State College of Medicine
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences