A qualitative study exploring parental perspectives and involvement in health visiting services during the Health Visitor Implementation Plan in the South West of England

Brook, Judy; Salmon, Debra

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“…Parents respond favourably to well-informed, encouraging, resourceful providers who respect their clients' knowledge and beliefs (Corr et al, 2015;Fenwick et al, 2013;Sheehan et al, 2009). These findings also correspond with international research which emphasises the value of timely responsive support, especially for parents experiencing psychosocial stresses or problems (Brook & Salmon, 2017;Cowley et al, 2015). Respondents often cited examples related to support with breastfeeding and with personal health issues particularly mental health.…”

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Australian parents’ experiences with universal child and family health services

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BackgroundAustralian governments provide free services to promote maternal and child health, and to support parenting for families with children up to age five. Services are principally provided by dedicated child and family health nurses, but also by general practitioners, practice nurses, pharmacy nurses and midwives. AimThis study aimed to examine the experiences of families with young children across Australia in accessing and receiving health care for well children, parenting support and advice from a range of providers. MethodsThe study used quantitative and qualitative data from an online survey of 719 parents and carers with children aged up to five years. FindingsOn quantitative scales, most respondents rated healthcare providers favourably for accessibility, credibility and their approach to families. However, qualitative responses revealed widely varying reactions to child and family health provision. Parents described both positive and negative experiences, highlighting elements of practice that are critical to consumer engagement. Discussion 2Parents require health care and support that is accessible, consistent, affordable, encouraging, trustworthy, evidence-based and non-judgemental. Parents feel more confidence in the information and care provided by health professionals who are wellinformed, resourceful and who respect their knowledge and beliefs. ConclusionThe findings demonstrate ways in which child and family health providers can engage and effectively support families with young children.

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“…Increasing caseloads of greater complexity result in a lack of time spent with families which has been shown to be a significant barrier to effective FFP [ 43 ]. Personal experiences of the home visitor can also shape their identity as a professional [ 61 ]. Some studies within mental health nursing have shown that personal experience of mental illness can have a positive influence on their understanding and relationship with service users [ 62 , 63 ].…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire in measuring home visitors’ family focused practice

Leonard

Linden

2018

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BackgroundWorldwide maternal mental illness poses a major public health issue. Supporting maternal mental health and family health is a core aspect of home visiting. Increasingly the benefits of family focused treatments to maternal mental illness are being recognised. However, there are few reliable and valid measures that attempt to assess this type of practice.ObjectivesTo explore the psychometric properties of the Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire in a population of home visitors.MethodsHome visitors (n = 230) from across a single region of the United Kingdom completed the Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire. Participants were all females, had a mean age of 44 years, and had an average of 11 years’ experience of home visiting. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore the factor structure of the questionnaire in this population while Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess the internal consistency of questionnaire subscales.ResultsExploratory factor analysis revealed a 3-factor solution where each factor contained at least three questionnaire items and had eigenvalues ≥ 1.0. Checks for internal consistency revealed that one factor was unsatisfactory (α < 0.6), which was subsequently discarded. A further exploratory factor analysis supported a 2 factor solution. The factors were named: professional influences on family focused practice and organisational influences on family focused practice. Cronbach’s alpha for the new scale was 0.949.ConclusionAs home visitors play a key role in supporting parents who have mental illness and their families, it is important to assess their practice using a reliable measure. Our psychometric evaluation has created a more valid, reliable and concise measure that can be used to examine home visitors’ family focused practice.

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“…ANOVA revealed that personal experience of mental illness had a signi cant effect on FFMHPQ scores, however variables such as, age, parental status, time since registration, and being in a specialist position had no effect on FFMHPQ scores. Health visitors' personal experiences can in uence their identity as a professional (24). In addition, there is some evidence to suggest that personal traits such as empathy (34) sense of coherence (35), conscientiousness, and emotional stability (36) are factors which in uence practice.…”

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“…In addition, new roles within specialist perinatal and infant mental health visiting are on the increase, and have received substantial funding (15,23). With many believing that these specialist roles will play a valuable part in reducing the incidence and impact of maternal mental illness in the perinatal period (23,24). Furthermore, it has been shown that health visitors' personal experiences can also shape their identity as a professional (25), with studies within mental health demonstrating that personal experience of mental illness can have a positive in uence on understanding and establishing positive relationships with service users (25, 26).…”

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Personal and Professional Influences on Health Visitors’ Family Focused Practice: A Cross Sectional Study.

Leonard

Linden

Grant

2021

Preprint

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Background While it is recognised that health visitors play a key role in supporting families when mothers have mental illness, there is limited understanding of health visitor’s family focused practice (FFP) in this context and its relationships with factors, such as, workload, training, skill and knowledge, and personal and professional experience. This paper examined the effect of health visitors’ interaction with the family, and personal and professional experience on their family focused practice. Methods A cross sectional questionnaire (Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire) was distributed to 488 health visitors, with 230 choosing to take part. Independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance were used to compare family focused practice scores. Results Results found that health visitors who had face to face contact with partners and children (t(221) = 2.61, p = .01), and those that directly supported the partner (t(221) = 2.61, p = 0.01) had a significantly higher mean score, than those that did not. However, frequency of visits (daily, weekly, monthly or yearly) had no effect on family focused practice scores. Training also had a significant effect on family focused practice scores (F(2,221) = 4.841, p = 0.029). Analysis of variance revealed that personal experience of mental illness had a significant effect on scores (M = 97.58, p = 0.009), however variables such as, age, parental status, time since registration, and being in a specialist position had no effect. Conclusions In order for family focused practice to be effective, the quality, and content of visits and contact with family should be addressed, as opposed to a focus on the quantity of visits. However, in order for this to occur health visitors need to have appropriate support in their own right, with manageable caseloads and resources.

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A qualitative study exploring parental perspectives and involvement in health visiting services during the Health Visitor Implementation Plan in the South West of England

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Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

Australian parents’ experiences with universal child and family health services

Australian parents’ experiences with universal child and family health services

Psychometric evaluation of the Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire in measuring home visitors’ family focused practice

Personal and Professional Influences on Health Visitors’ Family Focused Practice: A Cross Sectional Study.

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