Evaluation of Community Programs for Early Childhood Development: Parental Perspectives and Recommendations.
Objectives Optimal early childhood development is crucial for promoting positive child health outcomes. Community programs supporting child development are available throughout the United States but general parental perceptions of such programs are not well understood. This study aimed to examine pa...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 120 - 131 |
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Springer Nature
Jan2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=134038399&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 134038399 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10927875 N9J jtl: Maternal & Child Health Journal issn: 10927875 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2019 vid: 23 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 134038399 134038399 134038399 10.1007/s10995-018-2601-3 134038399 ppf: 120 ppct: 11 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Evaluation of Community Programs for Early Childhood Development: Parental Perspectives and Recommendations. aug: au: Partain, Paige I. Kumbamu, Ashok Asiedu, Gladys B. Cristiani, Valeria Deling, Marilyn Weis, Christine Lynch, Brian affil: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, BCH 3222, 300 Longwood Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA sug: subj: Community Programs Evaluation Child Development Parental Attitudes Urban Areas United States Early Intervention Focus Groups Community Service Utilization Health Resource Utilization Support, Psychosocial Educational Status Health Screening Medical Care Health Literacy Health Services Accessibility Communication Qualitative Studies Patient Satisfaction Clinical Assessment Tools Adult Adolescence Middle Age Home Visits Communication Barriers Adult: 19-44 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years ab: Objectives Optimal early childhood development is crucial for promoting positive child health outcomes. Community programs supporting child development are available throughout the United States but general parental perceptions of such programs are not well understood. This study aimed to examine parental perceptions of community programs for early childhood development in a semi-urban city of the US. Methods Data were collected from focus groups (n = 4) composed of English-fluent parents from the local community with at least one child aged 0-5 years. After generation of verbatim transcripts, data were analyzed by two independent coders in order to identify themes. Results Parental perceptions were categorized into four areas: (1) Utilization of community services, (2) Helpful aspects of community services, (3) Negative aspects of community services and (4) Parental recommendations for improved resource utilization. Helpful aspects identified included social and economic support, provision of parental education, and developmental screening and medical support. Negative aspects included utilization of standardized assessment tools, awareness of agencies and resources, and access to services. In order to improve resource utilization, parents suggested improved communication with parents and the child's medical home, transparency, and translation of program information into other languages. Conclusions For Practice Overall, participants felt that community programs that support early childhood development and parenting were helpful. However, community agencies can improve on communication with parents and medical providers as well as translation of program information. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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