Health Information Preferences of Parents in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2018
Abstract
Parents of children seeking nonurgent care in the emergency department completed surveys concerning media use and preferences for health education material. Results were compiled using descriptive statistics, compared by health literacy level with logistic regression, adjusting for race/ethnicity and income. Semistructured qualitative interviews to elicit reasons for preferences, content preference, and impact of health information were conducted and analyzed using content analysis. Surveys (n = 71) showed that despite equal access to online health information, parents with low health literacy were more likely to use the internet less frequently than daily ( P < .01). Surveys and interviews (n = 30) revealed that health information will be most effective when distributed by a health care professional and must be made available in multiple modalities. Parents requested general information about childhood illness, including diagnosis, treatment, and signs and symptoms. Many parents believed that appropriate health information would change their decision-making regarding seeking care during their child's next illness.
Volume
57
Issue
5
First Page
519
Last Page
527
ISSN
1938-2707
Published In/Presented At
Drent, A. M., Brousseau, D. C., & Morrison, A. K. (2018). Health Information Preferences of Parents in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Clinical pediatrics, 57(5), 519–527. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922817730346
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
28901159
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article