Citation

Garg A, Nelson CS, Burrell L, Duggan AK, Sia C. Clin. Pediatr. 2010; 49(3): 240-248.

Affiliation

Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. agarg@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0009922809334351

PMID

19363162

Abstract

A cross-sectional study of data from a randomized, controlled trial was conducted to determine (1) provider and parent attributes associated with discussion of maternal substance use, (2) how substance use discussion related to the parent-provider relationship, and (3) whether discussion was associated with maternal attempts at behavior change. Of the 482 mothers, 34% reported discussing all 3 substance use items (smoking, alcohol, and drug use) with their child's provider. Mothers who discussed smoking were more likely to report discussing alcohol and other drug use (P < .001). Parent-provider relationship scores, measured by a modified version of the Primary Care Assessment Survey, were positively associated with discussion of each substance (P < .001). Discussion of smoking and drug use were significantly associated with attempted behavior change. Our findings suggest that discussion of parental substance use by pediatricians is positively associated with the parent-provider relationship and may lead to behavior change.

Language: en