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Child participation in triadic healthcare consultations is frequently minimal and heavily influenced by the communication styles of healthcare providers and caregivers, necessitating collaborative efforts and a cultural shift to enhance child engagement. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify and map effective communication strategies utilized by healthcare providers and caregivers to enhance child participation during triadic healthcare consultations.

August 28, 2026Health ExpectationsOpen Access

Communication Strategies to Improve Child Participation in Triadic Consultations Within Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review

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MAMaha A. Alharbi SGSuzanne Grant GCGeorge Cherukara

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Scoping review shows minimal child engagement in triadic healthcare visits, indicating that supportive communication styles from clinicians and caregivers are vital for active participation.

Key Points

To identify and map effective communication strategies utilized by healthcare providers and caregivers to enhance child participation during triadic healthcare consultations.
Conducted a scoping review adhering to JBI methodology and PRISMA guidelines across PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and CINAHL.
Included qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies evaluating children under 18 years participating in triadic healthcare consultations with clinicians and caregivers.
Across 41 identified studies, 37 reported that child participation in triadic consultations is predominantly minimal, driven largely by healthcare provider and caregiver communication styles.
Supportive and facilitative clinician styles improved engagement through rapport-building, open-ended questions, and interactive techniques, whereas task-focused dyadic styles sidelined youth.
Evaluations utilized heterogeneous tools, including the Roter Interaction Analysis System and conversational analysis, with a noted absence of standardized measurement instruments limiting comparability.

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Alharbi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91466cd15324a1df3aa050 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70853

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August 28, 2026Health ExpectationsOpen Access

Communication Strategies to Improve Child Participation in Triadic Consultations Within Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review

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Authors

MAMaha A. Alharbi SGSuzanne Grant GCGeorge Cherukara

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Overview

Scoping review shows minimal child engagement in triadic healthcare visits, indicating that supportive communication styles from clinicians and caregivers are vital for active participation.

Key Points

To identify and map effective communication strategies utilized by healthcare providers and caregivers to enhance child participation during triadic healthcare consultations.
Conducted a scoping review adhering to JBI methodology and PRISMA guidelines across PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and CINAHL.
Included qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies evaluating children under 18 years participating in triadic healthcare consultations with clinicians and caregivers.
Across 41 identified studies, 37 reported that child participation in triadic consultations is predominantly minimal, driven largely by healthcare provider and caregiver communication styles.
Supportive and facilitative clinician styles improved engagement through rapport-building, open-ended questions, and interactive techniques, whereas task-focused dyadic styles sidelined youth.
Evaluations utilized heterogeneous tools, including the Roter Interaction Analysis System and conversational analysis, with a noted absence of standardized measurement instruments limiting comparability.

Cite This Study

Alharbi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91466cd15324a1df3aa050 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70853

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