Bengaluru Adolescent Care and Counselling Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Correspondence to: Dr Preeti M Galagali, Director, Bengaluru Adolescent Care and Counselling Centre, 528 2nd Block Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560010.
Department of Pediatrics, MS Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Indian Pediatr. 2022 Jun 15;59(6):477-484. doi: 10.1007/s13312-022-2539-9. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
Adolescent health is critical to the current and future well- being of the world. Pediatricians need country specific guidelines in accordance with international and national standards to establish comprehensive adolescent friendly health services in clinical practice.
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) in association with Adolescent Health Academy formed a committee of subject experts in June, 2019 to formulate guidelines for adolescent friendly health services. After a review of current scientific literature and drafting guidelines on each topic, a national consultative meeting was organized on 16 August, 2019 for detailed discussions and deliberations. This was followed by discussions over e-mail and refining of draft recommendations. The final guidelines were approved by the IAP Executive Board in December, 2021.
To formulate guidelines to enable pediatricians to establish adolescent friendly health services.
Pediatricians should coordinate healthcare for adolescents and plan for transition of care to an adult physician by 18 years of age. Pediatricians should establish respectful, confidential and quality adolescent friendly health services for both out-patient and in-patient care. The healthcare facility should provide preventive, therapeutic, and health promoting services. Pediatricians should partner with the multidisciplinary speciality services, community, and adolescents to expand the scope and reach of adolescent friendly health services.
青少年健康对世界当前和未来的福祉至关重要。儿科医生需要根据国际和国家标准制定特定国家的指南，以便在临床实践中建立全面的青少年友好型健康服务。
印度儿科学会（IAP）与青少年健康学会于 2019 年 6 月成立了一个由专题专家组成的委员会，制定青少年友好型健康服务指南。在审查了当前的科学文献并起草了每个主题的指南后，于 2019 年 8 月 16 日组织了一次全国协商会议，进行了详细的讨论和审议。之后通过电子邮件进行了讨论，并对建议草案进行了修订。最终的指南于 2021 年 12 月获得 IAP 执行委员会的批准。
制定指南，使儿科医生能够建立青少年友好型健康服务。
儿科医生应协调青少年的医疗保健，并计划在 18 岁时将护理过渡到成年医生。儿科医生应为门诊和住院患者提供尊重、保密和优质的青少年友好型健康服务。医疗设施应提供预防、治疗和促进健康的服务。儿科医生应与多学科专业服务、社区和青少年合作，扩大青少年友好型健康服务的范围和覆盖面。
