Parent engagement with the New South Wales child health home‐based record: A cross‐sectional survey and a retrospective chart review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Chutiyami ◽  
Shirley Wyver ◽  
Janaki Amin
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Chart Review ◽  
Parent Engagement ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Home Based

scholarly journals Is Parent Engagement with a Child Health Home-Based Record Associated with Parents Perceived Attitude towards Health Professionals and Satisfaction with the Record? A Cross-Sectional Survey of Parents in New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5520
Author(s):  
Muhammad Chutiyami ◽  
Shirley Wyver ◽  
Janaki Amin
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Parent Engagement ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Health Home

We examined parent views of health professionals and satisfaction toward use of a child health home-based record and the influence on parent engagement with the record. A cross-sectional survey of 202 parents was conducted across New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to identify predictors of parent engagement with the record book using odds ratio (OR) at 95% confidence interval (CI) and 0.05 significance level. Parents reported utilizing the record book regularly for routine health checks (63.4%), reading the record (37.2%), and writing information (40.1%). The majority of parents (91.6%) were satisfied with the record. Parents perceived nurses/midwives as most likely to use/refer to the record (59.4%) compared to pediatricians (34.1%), general practitioners (GP) (33.7%), or other professionals (7.9%). Parents were less likely to read the record book if they perceived the GP to have a lower commitment (Adjusted OR = 0.636, 95% CI 0.429–0.942). Parents who perceived nurses/midwives’ willingness to use/refer to the record were more likely to take the record book for routine checks (Adjusted OR = 0.728, 95% CI 0.536–0.989). Both parent perceived professionals’ attitude and satisfaction significantly influenced information input in the home-based record. The results indicate that improvements in parent engagement with a child health home-based record is strongly associated with health professionals’ commitment to use/refer to the record during consultations/checks.

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