Websites parents' access for information regarding their child's chronic lower limb pain: A qualitative study

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Patient Education and Counseling Pub Date : 2025-01-21 DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2025.108670

Luke M. Davies , Jeremy Lai , Louise Tofts , Daphne Nguyen , Sacha McCulloch , Cylie M. Williams , Verity Pacey

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Abstract

Objective

To explore the parent experience of finding information on websites to support their child with chronic lower limb pain and explore the quality of information available on those websites.

Methods

Parents of children with chronic lower limb pain conducted real-time searching of websites followed by semi-structured interviews via Zoom. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed thematically using an inductive approach. Websites were evaluated by two reviewers across seven domains using the Health Information Website Evaluation Tool.

Results

Fourteen parents of children impacted by chronic lower limb pain searched and viewed 34 websites. Four themes were identified: (i) aesthetics matter; (ii) trust builds trust; (iii) something is better than nothing, but it’s never enough; (iv) improving accessibility. Nine websites (26 %) were considered ‘good’ quality and 25 (74 %) were considered ‘moderate’ quality. The Readability domain achieved maximum scores across 88 % of websites, and the Accuracy domain, reflecting referencing and evidence search processes, scored the most minimum scores on 74 % of websites.

Conclusion

Parents accessing online resources for their child's chronic lower limb pain seek accessible and in-depth information. While parents find easy to understand quality websites, there is a need for more paediatric-specific resources that reflect current evidence.

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来源期刊

Patient Education and Counseling 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

11.40%

发文量

384

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers and clinicians. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate the educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education, counseling, health promotion services and training models in improving communication between providers and patients.