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eHealth literacy and preferences for eHealth resources in parents of children with complex CHD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2016

Nadine A. Kasparian ,
Nathan Lieu ,
David S. Winlaw ,
Andrew Cole ,
Edwin Kirk  and
Gary F. Sholler
Nadine A. Kasparian*
Affiliation:
Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nathan Lieu
Affiliation:
Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
David S. Winlaw
Affiliation:
Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Andrew Cole
Affiliation:
Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Edwin Kirk
Affiliation:
Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Medical Genetics, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Gary F. Sholler
Affiliation:
Heart Centre for Children, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Westmead and Randwick), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*
Correspondence to: Associate Professor N. Kasparian, Heart Centre for Children, Locked Bag 4001, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. Tel: +61 2 9382 0110; Fax: +61 2 9845 2163; E-mail: n.kasparian@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

Introduction

This study aimed to (a) examine eHealth literacy, beliefs, and behaviours in parents of children with complex CHD, and (b) identify parents’ preferences for the content, format, features, and functions of eHealth resources for CHD.

Materials and methods

Families (n=198) of children born between 2008 and 2011 and diagnosed with CHD requiring surgery were mailed a survey assessing a range of variables including eHealth literacy, beliefs, and behaviours as well as preferences for the format, functions, features, and content of eHealth resources for CHD.

Results

A total of 132 parents (83 mothers, 49 fathers) completed the survey (response rate: 50%). Mothers (96%) were more likely to access eHealth resources than fathers (83%, χ2=6.74, p=0.009). Despite high eHealth resource use, eHealth literacy was relatively low, with results demonstrating considerable and widespread gaps in awareness of, access to, and communication about eHealth resources. Over 50% of parents reported that decisions regarding their child’s healthcare were influenced, to some extent, by web-based resources. Barriers to doctor–patient communication about eHealth included limited consultation time and concern about doctors’ disapproval. Participants demonstrated a strong desire for “eHealth prescriptions” from their child’s healthcare team, and perceived a wide range of eHealth topics as highly important, including treatment-related complications as well as physical, cognitive, and emotional development in children with CHD.

Discussion

Results suggest a need for stronger, more proactive partnerships between clinicians, researchers, educators, technologists, and patients and families to bring about meaningful innovations in the development and implementation of eHealth interventions in paediatric cardiology.

Keywords

CHDinterneteHealth literacyeHealth interventionsdoctor–patient communicationdecision making
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , May 2017 , pp. 722 - 730
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