Abstract
Background Parent-focused Redesign for Encounters, Newborns to Toddlers (PARENT), is a well-child care (WCC) model that has demonstrated effectiveness in improving the receipt of comprehensive WCC services and reducing emergency department utilization for children aged 0 to 3 in low-income communities. PARENT relies on a health educator (“parent coach”) to provide WCC services; it utilizes a Web-based previsit prioritization/screening tool (Well-Visit Planner) and an automated text message reminder/education service. We sought to assess intervention feasibility and acceptability among PARENT trial intervention participants. Methods Intervention parents completed a survey after a 12-month study period; a 26% random sample of them were invited to participate in a qualitative interview. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis; survey responses were analyzed using bivariate methods. Results A total of 115 intervention participants completed the 12-month survey; 30 completed a qualitative interview. Nearly all intervention participants reported meeting with the coach, found her helpful, and would recommend continuing coach-led well visits (97–99%). Parents built trusting relationships with the coach and viewed her as a distinct and important part of their WCC team. They reported that PARENT well visits more efficiently used in-clinic time and were comprehensive and family centered. Most used the Well-Visit Planner (87%), and found it easy to use (94%); a minority completed it at home before the visit (18%). Sixty-two percent reported using the text message service; most reported it as a helpful source of new information and a reinforcement of information discussed during visits. Conclusions A parent coach–led intervention for WCC for young children is a model of WCC delivery that is both acceptable and feasible to parents in a low-income urban population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 747-754 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Academic pediatrics |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- practice redesign
- preventive care
- randomized controlled trial
- well-child care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health