scholarly journals Identifying the Needs for a Web-Based Postpartum Platform Among Parents of Newborns and Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Focus Group Study

10.2196/16202 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. e16202
Author(s):  
Lyzette T Laureij ◽  
Leonieke J Breunis ◽  
Regine P M Steegers-Theunissen ◽  
Ageeth N Rosman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Developmental Milestones ◽  
Web Based ◽  
User Groups ◽  
To Receive

Background During the turbulent postpartum period, there is an urgent need by parents for support and information regarding the care for their infant. In the Netherlands, professional support is provided during the first 8 days postpartum and for a maximum of 8 hours a day. This care is delivered by maternity care assistants (MCAs). Despite the availability of this extensive care, a majority of women prefer to make use of a lesser amount of postpartum care. After this period, access to care is less obvious. Where parents are automatically offered care in the first 8 days after birth, they must request care in the period thereafter. To compensate for a possible gap in information transfer, electronic health (eHealth) can be a valuable, easily accessible addition to regular care. Objective We explored the needs and preferred content by new parents and health care professionals of a web-based platform dedicated to the postpartum period and identified barriers and facilitators for using such a platform. Methods We conducted 3 semistructured focus groups among (1) parents of newborns, (2) MCAs, and (3) clinicians and administrators in maternity care. A topic list based on a framework designed for innovation processes was used. Thematic content analysis was applied. Results In the focus group for parents, 5 mothers and 1 male partner participated. A total of 6 MCAs participated in the second focus group. A total of 5 clinicians and 2 administrators—a member of a stakeholder party and a manager of a maternity care organization—participated in the third focus group. All user groups underlined that a platform focusing on the postpartum period was missing in current care, especially by parents experiencing a gap following the intensive care ending after the first week of childbirth. Parents indicated that they would perceive a postpartum platform as a proper source of reliable information on topics regarding breastfeeding, growth, and developmental milestones, but also as a tool to support them in seeking care with appropriate professionals. They also emphasized the need to receive personalized information and the opportunity to ask questions via the platform. MCAs acknowledged added value of providing additional information on topics that they address during the early postpartum period. MCAs as well as clinicians and administrators would guide parents to such a platform for additional support. All user groups experienced disadvantages of using an authentication procedure and filling out extra questionnaires to receive tailored information. Conclusions Our research shows that parents of newborns, MCAs, and clinicians and administrators foresee the additional value of a web-based postpartum platform for at least the whole postpartum period. The platform should be easily accessible and personalized. Content on the platform should contain information regarding breastfeeding, growth, and developmental milestones. A chat function with professionals could be considered as an option.

scholarly journals Identifying the Needs for a Web-Based Postpartum Platform Among Parents of Newborns and Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Focus Group Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyzette T Laureij ◽  
Leonieke J Breunis ◽  
Regine P M Steegers-Theunissen ◽  
Ageeth N Rosman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Postpartum Period ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Developmental Milestones ◽  
Web Based ◽  
User Groups ◽  
To Receive

BACKGROUND During the turbulent postpartum period, there is an urgent need by parents for support and information regarding the care for their infant. In the Netherlands, professional support is provided during the first 8 days postpartum and for a maximum of 8 hours a day. This care is delivered by maternity care assistants (MCAs). Despite the availability of this extensive care, a majority of women prefer to make use of a lesser amount of postpartum care. After this period, access to care is less obvious. Where parents are automatically offered care in the first 8 days after birth, they must request care in the period thereafter. To compensate for a possible gap in information transfer, electronic health (eHealth) can be a valuable, easily accessible addition to regular care. OBJECTIVE We explored the needs and preferred content by new parents and health care professionals of a web-based platform dedicated to the postpartum period and identified barriers and facilitators for using such a platform. METHODS We conducted 3 semistructured focus groups among (1) parents of newborns, (2) MCAs, and (3) clinicians and administrators in maternity care. A topic list based on a framework designed for innovation processes was used. Thematic content analysis was applied. RESULTS In the focus group for parents, 5 mothers and 1 male partner participated. A total of 6 MCAs participated in the second focus group. A total of 5 clinicians and 2 administrators—a member of a stakeholder party and a manager of a maternity care organization—participated in the third focus group. All user groups underlined that a platform focusing on the postpartum period was missing in current care, especially by parents experiencing a gap following the intensive care ending after the first week of childbirth. Parents indicated that they would perceive a postpartum platform as a proper source of reliable information on topics regarding breastfeeding, growth, and developmental milestones, but also as a tool to support them in seeking care with appropriate professionals. They also emphasized the need to receive personalized information and the opportunity to ask questions via the platform. MCAs acknowledged added value of providing additional information on topics that they address during the early postpartum period. MCAs as well as clinicians and administrators would guide parents to such a platform for additional support. All user groups experienced disadvantages of using an authentication procedure and filling out extra questionnaires to receive tailored information. CONCLUSIONS Our research shows that parents of newborns, MCAs, and clinicians and administrators foresee the additional value of a web-based postpartum platform for at least the whole postpartum period. The platform should be easily accessible and personalized. Content on the platform should contain information regarding breastfeeding, growth, and developmental milestones. A chat function with professionals could be considered as an option.

scholarly journals Patient Rounds With Video-Consulted Relatives: Qualitative Study on Possibilities and Barriers From the Perspective of Healthcare Providers (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Østervang ◽  
Lene Vedel Vestergaard ◽  
Karin Brochstedt Dieperink ◽  
Dorthe Boe Danbjørg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Work Routines ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Group Interviews

BACKGROUND In cancer settings, relatives are often seen as a resource as they are able to support the patient and remember information during hospitalization. However, geographic distance to hospitals, work, and family obligations are reasons that may cause difficulties for relatives’ physical participation during hospitalization. This provided inspiration to uncover the possibility of telehealth care in connection with enabling participation by relatives during patient rounds. Telehealth is used advantageously in health care systems but is also at risk of failing during the implementation process because of, for instance, health care professionals’ resistance to change. Research on the implications for health care professionals in involving relatives’ participation through virtual presence during patient rounds is limited. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate health care professionals’ experiences in using and implementing technology to involve relatives during video-consulted patient rounds. METHODS The design was a qualitative approach. Methods used were focus group interviews, short open interviews, and field observations of health care professionals working at a cancer department. The text material was analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. RESULTS Field observational studies were conducted for 15 days, yielding 75 hours of observation. A total of 14 sessions of video-consulted patient rounds were observed and 15 pages of field notes written, along with 8 short open interviews with physicians, nurses, and staff from management. Moreover, 2 focus group interviews with 9 health care professionals were conducted. Health care professionals experienced the use of technology as a way to facilitate involvement of the patient’s relatives, without them being physically present. Moreover, it raised questions about whether this way of conducting patient rounds could address the needs of both the patients and the relatives. Time, culture, and change of work routines were found to be the major barriers when implementing new technology involving relatives. CONCLUSIONS This study identified a double change by introducing both new technology and virtual participation by relatives at the same time. The change had consequences on health care professionals’ work routines with regard to work load, culture, and organization because of the complexity in health care systems.

scholarly journals Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

10.2196/11147 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. e11147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc X Marin-Gomez ◽  
Francesc Garcia Cuyas ◽  
Ramon Reig-Bolano ◽  
Jacobo Mendioroz ◽  
Pere Roura-Poch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Two Approaches to Focus Group Data Collection for Qualitative Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 160940691775078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Flynn ◽  
Lauren Albrecht ◽  
Shannon D. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups

This article discusses four challenges to conducting qualitative focus groups: (1) maximizing research budgets through innovative methodological approaches, (2) recruiting health-care professionals for qualitative health research, (3) conducting focus groups with health-care professionals across geographically dispersed areas, and (4) taking into consideration data richness when using different focus group data collection methods. In light of these challenges, we propose two alternative approaches for collecting focus group data: (a) extended period of quantitative data collection that facilitated relationship building in the sites prior to qualitative focus groups and (b) focus groups by videoconference. We share our experiences on employing both of these approaches in two national research programs.

Interdisciplinary Examination of Pain Curriculum at a Health Profession University

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512505086p1-7512505086p1
Author(s):  
Lauren Grasenick ◽  
Alee Leteria ◽  
Kristina Zanayed ◽  
Susanne Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Health Profession ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/12/21 OTs and other health care professionals learn about assessment and intervention for pain in their entry level educational programs. The aim of this study was to identifying gaps and strengths in interdisciplinary health profession curricula as it relates to pain and subsequently the opioid crisis. Participants completed a survey and a focus group. Results show a mutual desire among faculty and students to implement additional pain education. Primary Author and Speaker: Lauren Grasenick Contributing Authors: Abigail Herman, Mairead Gormley, Erica Di Meo, Jessica Leonard

69 What Health Outcomes Matter to Frail Older People?

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i21-i21
Author(s):  
K S Tipping
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Older People ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Focus Group Interview ◽  
Group Interview ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Frail Older People ◽  
Clinical Frailty Scale

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this project was to explore what health outcomes matter to frail older people. This would provide information that would be of use to both providers and payers of health care services to align their priorities in line with these. Frailty is an important and relevant topic in healthcare. In England 5% of people aged 60-69 have frailty. This rises to 65% in people aged over 90. There are 1.8 million people aged over 60 and 0.8 million people aged over 80 living with frailty. (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2016)). This number is due to increase. The aims of this research were: To review the literature on health outcomes in older people including frail older people.To conduct a focus group interview with frail older people to ascertain their views on health outcomes.To disseminate and share the reviews and study findings via presentations and publications. Ethics Ethical approval was granted by the University of Liverpool’s Health and Life Sciences Research Ethics Committee (application number 4163). Methods A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Thereafter a focus group interview was held with six frail older people. The participants were aged 65 years and over and had mild to moderate frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale. The interview recording was transcribed, and common themes identified and analysed. Results Eight themes were identified from the focus group: - Trust in medical professionalsVulnerability of being an older person in hospitalPolypharmacy and wastage of medicationDischarge Planning & Co-Ordination of Care at HomeTaking responsibility for your own healthNomenclatureAutonomyFalls Conclusion This study has identified themes that can be utilised to raise awareness among health care professionals on what matters to frail older people. The study findings will hopefully provide an opportunity for meaningful discussions around what is needed to better meet these desired health outcomes. References 1. Akpan A, Roberts C, Bandeen-Roche K, Batty B, Bausewein C, Bell D, et al. Standard set of health outcome measures for older persons. BMC Geriatr 2018;18(1):36. 2. Naik AD, Dindo LN, Van Liew JR, Hundt NE, Vo L, Hernandez-Bigos K, et al. Development of a Clinically Feasible Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2018;66(10):1872–9.

Investigating the Attitudes of Health-Care Professionals towards the Use of Integrated Care Pathways in a District General Hospital: A Thematic Analysis of Focus Group Discussion

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Claridge ◽  
Dianne Parker ◽  
Gary Cook
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
District General Hospital ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Integrated Care Pathways

Context: Integrated care pathways (ICPs) are an increasingly common approach to the standardization and integration of health-care practice in the NHS. They delineate interdisciplinary critical decision points and evidence-based daily treatment regimens for patients in specific disease groups. ICP champions assert that they have the potential to decrease medical errors, increase the accuracy of data capture, increase the efficiency of personnel and ultimately improve the quality of patient care. Despite the theoretical benefits of ICP use, there was anecdotal evidence of staff unease and audit evidence of variable compliance with ICPs at a district general hospital (DGH). Objective: This focus group study was one of the three interdependent methodologies used to investigate the attitudes of health-care professionals towards ICPs in a DGH. It was anticipated that thematic analysis of the focus group discussion would facilitate further the interpretation of qualitative data already analysed in a previous phase of the project, and inform the development of a survey questionnaire investigating the attitudes of the health-care professionals towards ICPs. Design: Ten focus groups comprising on average, six health-care professionals were conducted. The staff involved included doctors, nurses, professions allied to medicine, a member of the Community Health Council and non-clinical managers. The focus groups included staff with a range of seniority and speciality. Results: Analysis of the data achieved facilitated the confirmation and identification of themes underpinning the focus group discussion. These are reported here and illustrated by representative quotations. Conclusion: The focus group study provided a valuable insight into the attitudes regarding ICPs of over 60 health-care professionals. The themes identified were used to facilitate the development of a survey questionnaire to explore them in a quantifiable way. Focus group methodology proved to be a useful way to explore emerging issues in depth, and to observe areas of disagreement among staff.

scholarly journals “Repeated Hierarchies”: Uneven Participation in Research of Ethical Spaces in Hospitals

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-495
Author(s):  
Brenda Bogaert ◽  
Catherine Dekeuwer ◽  
Nadja Eggert ◽  
Claire Harpet
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Ethical Reflection ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Participation In Research

We present a case study of uneven participation in a focus group discussion with health care professionals involved in local ethical committees. We conclude that the status of the different participants did not give adequate space for full participation of the members involved. Two commentators were invited to comment on the case study to enable further reflection on the methodology used for the target group. The first reviewer investigated whether research should address power relations and hierarchies of knowledge encountered in the study process. She also discussed whether researchers should be held ethically and politically responsible for the consequences of producing relations and hierarchies. The second reviewer looked at what focus groups say about professional practices in hospitals, what participants are willing (or unwilling) to invest, and what are the conditions for setting up ethical reflection.

scholarly journals Technology-Based Motivation Support for Seniors’ Physical Activity—A Qualitative Study on Seniors’ and Health Care Professionals’ Views

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Ehn ◽  
Ann-Christin Johansson ◽  
Åsa Revenäs
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
User Groups

This paper investigates seniors’ and health care professionals’ (HCPs) perceptions on needed contributions and qualities of digital technology-based motivation support for seniors’ physical activity (PA). Seniors and HCPs expressed their views in focus groups, which were analyzed separately by inductive content analysis. Similarities and differences in seniors’ and HCPs’ views were identified through thematic analysis of qualitative results from both focus groups. This article’s main findings are that both seniors and HCPs believed digital technology should support and make PA more enjoyable in ways to strengthen seniors’ control and well-being. However, seniors emphasized support for social interaction, while HCPs also requested support for increasing seniors’ insight into PA and for facilitating their dialogue with seniors. Conclusions to be drawn are that seniors and HPCs shared overall views on digital technology’s main contributions but had different perspectives on how those contributions could be obtained. This highlights the importance of the early identification of user groups and exploration of their different needs when developing new solutions. Moreover, seniors’ and HCPs’ perceptions included aspects relevant for personal motivation, technology acceptance, and PA behavioral change according to self-determination theory, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, and behavioral change techniques for increasing PA.

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