School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7225, USA.
One proposed strategy to improve adolescent health and health care is to create working partnerships among adolescent health care professionals (HCPs) and families. In this pilot qualitative study we interviewed 17 mothers to explore their perceptions of the role of parents, HCPs, and parent-HCP partnerships in addressing adolescent health issues.