Health Care and Health Information Access by Parents With Young Children in Regional Queensland

IF 1.9 4区 医学 Q2 NURSING
Catherine McCosker, Gavin Beccaria, Lisa Beccaria, Tanya Machin
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Abstract

Objective

The effects of childhood health, education and experiences can have long-term impacts on adult health and wellbeing. Access to health services and information can be complex especially in regional and rural areas of Australia. This research aimed to: (1) investigate how and where parents living in regional and rural Australia with young children search for health information and (2) explore how parents decide what is appropriate health information to enable them to meet the health needs of their families.

Setting

Regional and rural areas of Southern Queensland.

Participants

Parents with a child under the age of 5 years.

Design

A convergent mixed methods design was utilised. Parents participated in an online survey and were invited to in-depth semi-structured telephone interviews about their health information search methods. Inductive content analysis was applied to the transcripts.

Results

The 11 interviewees searched for health information when their child was unwell, using the internet, family and friends and GPs and medical services. Websites were used for health information, whereas social media sites provided support and connection. The internet helped determine when to seek medical advice, and a preference was shown for Australian, hospital and government websites and websites recommended by GPs.

Conclusion

The results may inform the development of targeted hospital and government websites to ensure all parents have easy access to evidence-based children's health information. GPs may also play a role in discussing internet-sourced health information with parents.

昆士兰州地区有幼儿的父母获得保健和保健信息的情况
儿童健康、教育和经历的影响可能对成人健康和福祉产生长期影响。获得保健服务和信息可能很复杂,特别是在澳大利亚的区域和农村地区。本研究的目的是:(1)调查生活在澳大利亚偏远地区和农村的有幼儿的父母如何以及在哪里搜索健康信息;(2)探索父母如何决定什么是适当的健康信息,使他们能够满足家人的健康需求。南昆士兰的区域和农村地区。参与者:有5岁以下孩子的父母。设计采用收敛混合法设计。家长们参与了一项在线调查,并被邀请就他们的健康信息搜索方法进行深入的半结构化电话采访。对转录本进行归纳性含量分析。结果11名受访者在孩子身体不适时,通过互联网、家人、朋友、全科医生和医疗服务等方式搜索健康信息。网站被用来提供健康信息,而社交媒体网站提供支持和联系。互联网有助于决定何时寻求医疗建议,人们更倾向于访问澳大利亚、医院和政府网站,以及全科医生推荐的网站。结论研究结果可为有针对性的医院和政府网站的开发提供参考,确保所有家长都能方便地获取循证儿童健康信息。全科医生也可以在与家长讨论来自互联网的健康信息方面发挥作用。
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来源期刊
Australian Journal of Rural Health
Australian Journal of Rural Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
2.30
自引率
16.70%
发文量
122
审稿时长
12 months
期刊介绍: The Australian Journal of Rural Health publishes articles in the field of rural health. It facilitates the formation of interdisciplinary networks, so that rural health professionals can form a cohesive group and work together for the advancement of rural practice, in all health disciplines. The Journal aims to establish a national and international reputation for the quality of its scholarly discourse and its value to rural health professionals. All articles, unless otherwise identified, are peer reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper.
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