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dc.contributor.authorBaumann, Isabel-
dc.contributor.authorJaks, Rebecca-
dc.contributor.authorRobin, Dominik-
dc.contributor.authorJuvalta, Sibylle-
dc.contributor.authorDratva, Julia-
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T15:07:14Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-16T15:07:14Z-
dc.date.issued2020-12-10-
dc.identifier.issn1471-2296de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/21037-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Digital media are increasingly abundant providing a wide scope of health information. To date, verylittle is known about parental health information seeking behaviour for child health outside of English-speaking andNordic countries. Our study “Digital parental counsellors” examines how parents search for health information indigital media, print media and among “personal contacts”, distinguishing between the search for information aboutgeneral child health and development and child’s acute illness, and comparing information seeking behaviour bydisability status of the child. Methods: The population-based sample consisted of 769 parents with children aged 0–2 in the German-speakingregion of Switzerland returning the study questionnaire (30% response rate). We developed a frequency score ofuse of different information sources and conducted bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses to describeparental search behaviour and the association with child’s disability status. Results: The sample consists of 88% mothers (mean age: 35.7 years SD 4.33). Children’s mean age is 16 months (SD7.1), 49% of the children are female and 6% have a disability. Parents use digital media significantly more frequentlyto search for information about general health and development questions than about an acute child’s illness (p<0.001). In case of acute child’s illness, parents refer to their paediatrician, family members and other personalcontacts significantly more frequently than other information sources (p< 0.001). The use of digital media and“personal contacts”does not significantly vary between parents with and without a disabled child, whereas the useof print media does (p< 0.02). Moreover, irrespective of disability, 45% of parents resort to the Internet prior to apaediatric visit and 27% after a visit when a visit did not answer all questions. Conclusions: Despite the high prevalence of digital media, personal contacts are still the most frequent healthinformation resource for parents with young children, irrespective of the child’s health. Parents combine allinformation resources (online, print, personal network) to improve their understanding or check the validity ofinformation received regarding their child’s health. It is thus of utmost importance, that the increasingly accesseddigital information parents search for is correct, understandable and addresses parent’s concerns. Trial registration: BASEC Req-2017-00817 (30 October 2017).de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherBioMed Centralde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Family Practicede_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectParentsde_CH
dc.subjectHealth informationde_CH
dc.subjectInformation seeking behaviourde_CH
dc.subjectDigital media usede_CH
dc.subjectlllnessde_CH
dc.subjectDisabilityde_CH
dc.subject.ddc302.23: Mediende_CH
dc.subject.ddc610: Medizin und Gesundheitde_CH
dc.titleParents’ health information seeking behaviour : does the child’s health status play a role?de_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Public Health (IPH)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-21037-
dc.identifier.pmid33302881de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue266de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume21de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedG: Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichende_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawDigitale Elternratgeberde_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
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Baumann, I., Jaks, R., Robin, D., Juvalta, S., & Dratva, J. (2020). Parents’ health information seeking behaviour : does the child’s health status play a role? BMC Family Practice, 21(266). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3
Baumann, I. et al. (2020) ‘Parents’ health information seeking behaviour : does the child’s health status play a role?’, BMC Family Practice, 21(266). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3.
I. Baumann, R. Jaks, D. Robin, S. Juvalta, and J. Dratva, “Parents’ health information seeking behaviour : does the child’s health status play a role?,” BMC Family Practice, vol. 21, no. 266, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3.
BAUMANN, Isabel, Rebecca JAKS, Dominik ROBIN, Sibylle JUVALTA und Julia DRATVA, 2020. Parents’ health information seeking behaviour : does the child’s health status play a role? BMC Family Practice. 10 Dezember 2020. Bd. 21, Nr. 266. DOI 10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3
Baumann, Isabel, Rebecca Jaks, Dominik Robin, Sibylle Juvalta, and Julia Dratva. 2020. “Parents’ Health Information Seeking Behaviour : Does the Child’s Health Status Play a Role?” BMC Family Practice 21 (266). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3.
Baumann, Isabel, et al. “Parents’ Health Information Seeking Behaviour : Does the Child’s Health Status Play a Role?” BMC Family Practice, vol. 21, no. 266, Dec. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01342-3.


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