Parent Experiences of Empowerment: Understanding the Role of Parent Empowerment in Child Health Promotion.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES

Family & Community Health Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-15 DOI:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000412

Natalie Grafft, Cristina Gago, Evelin Garcia, Alyssa Aftosmes-Tobio, Janine M Jurkowski, Rachel E Blaine, Kirsten K Davison

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Abstract

Background: Establishing healthy behaviors during a child's first 5 years is essential for healthy growth. Parents are targeted as agents of change because they serve as primary models of behavior during this period. Although parent-focused interventions often target empowerment as a driver of change, our understanding of how parents experience the process of empowerment in the context of child health promotion remains limited.

Objective: This qualitative study explored the process by which parents gain empowerment through participation in a health promotion intervention.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 37 low-income parents who participated in Parents Connect for Healthy Living (PConnect), a 10-week empowerment-centered obesity prevention intervention. Data were analyzed using inductive-deductive thematic analysis and guided by empowerment theories.

Results: Most parents were Hispanic/Latino (41%) and female (97%). Five themes emerged that correspond to the process by which parents gained empowerment: (1) friendships formed and relationships strengthened during PConnect, (2) parents strengthened relationships with their children and believed in their ability to parent successfully, (3) the experience of knowledge led to behavior change, (4) parents used new resources to improve family health, and (5) parents took action.

Conclusion: Empowerment theory should be a component of health promotion programs.

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家长的赋权体验：了解家长赋权在促进儿童健康中的作用。

背景介绍在儿童头 5 年建立健康的行为习惯对其健康成长至关重要。父母是变革的推动者，因为他们是这一时期行为的主要示范者。虽然以家长为重点的干预措施通常以增强能力作为变革的驱动力，但我们对家长如何在儿童健康促进过程中体验增强能力的过程的了解仍然有限：本定性研究探讨了家长通过参与健康促进干预活动获得能力的过程：对 37 名低收入家长进行了半结构式访谈，这些家长参加了 "健康生活家长连线"（PConnect）活动，这是一项为期 10 周、以赋权为中心的肥胖预防干预活动。在赋权理论指导下，采用归纳-演绎主题分析法对数据进行了分析：结果：大多数家长为西班牙裔/拉丁裔（41%）和女性（97%）。结果：大多数家长为西班牙裔/拉美裔（41%），女性（97%）。出现了五个与家长获得赋权过程相对应的主题：（1）在 PConnect 期间建立了友谊并加强了关系；（2）家长加强了与子女的关系，并相信自己有能力成功地为人父母；（3）知识经验导致了行为改变；（4）家长利用新资源改善家庭健康；以及（5）家长采取了行动：结论：赋权理论应成为健康促进计划的组成部分。

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2.70

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期刊介绍： Family & Community Health is a practical quarterly which presents creative, multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches for effective public and community health programs. Each issue focuses on a single timely topic and addresses issues of concern to a wide variety of population groups with diverse ethnic backgrounds, including children and the elderly, men and women, and rural and urban communities.