Becoming a parent is a life-changing event that can be both gratifying and stressful. As a parent, one is responsible for another person, where there sometimes is a need for new information, knowledge, and advice to live up to the new requirements that a changing family situation requires. The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate a new digital channel in child health care for support of parents in child health care issues with particular focus on eHealth literacy and satisfaction with care. An intervention is planned to run over eight months and will be evaluated in an intervention- and control group (from another health care centre) at baseline, 4 months and at 8 months follow-up. Data includes interviews and questionnaires about parental stress and eHealth literacy as well as satisfaction with care. Data will be analysed with qualitative and statistical methods. Expected outcomes is reduced parental stress and increased satisfaction with child health care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
400
Internet based support of parents in child health care. Various options and choices includes parental education, digital meetings with child health nurse and peer groups
Region Västernorrland
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
RECRUITINGParental Stress Scale
The scale consists of 17 questions graded from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates "Do not agree at all" and 5 is "Agree completely". A total is calculated by adding all items together to obtain a score ranging from 18 to 90, with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
Time frame: Parental stress at baseline
Parental Stress Scale
The scale consists of 17 questions graded from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates "Do not agree at all" and 5 is "Agree completely". A total is calculated by adding all items together to obtain a score ranging from 18 to 90, with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
Time frame: Change Parental stress at 4 months
Parental Stress Scale
The scale consists of 17 questions graded from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates "Do not agree at all" and 5 is "Agree completely". A total is calculated by adding all items together to obtain a score ranging from 18 to 90, with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
Time frame: Change Parental stress at 8 months
eHealth Scale
The eHeals scale consists of 10 questions in five ratings where 1 is "do not agree at all" and 5 "fully agree". Total scores of the eHEALS are summed to range from 8 to 40, with higher scores representing higher self-perceived eHealth literacy.
Time frame: eHealth literacy at baseline
eHealth Scale
The eHeals scale consists of 10 questions in five ratings where 1 is "do not agree at all" and 5 "fully agree". Total scores of the eHEALS are summed to range from 8 to 40, with higher scores representing higher self-perceived eHealth literacy.
Time frame: Increased eHealth literacy at 4 months
eHealth Scale
The eHeals scale consists of 10 questions in five ratings where 1 is "do not agree at all" and 5 "fully agree". Total scores of the eHEALS are summed to range from 8 to 40, with higher scores representing higher self-perceived eHealth literacy.
Time frame: Increased eHealth literacy at 8 months
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