Title
Assessing Concerns and Care Needs of Expectant Parents: Development and Feasibility of a Structured Interview
Author
van Driessche, A.
van Stel, H.F.
Vink, R.
Staal, I.I.E.
Publication year
2021
Abstract
Many adverse situations for parenting and healthy child development can be detected before a child’s birth. The aim of this project was to develop and test an instrument to use in prenatal home visits, to improve the identification of adverse situations and care needs during pregnancy. The preSPARK is based on a valid and reliable broad-scope structured interview called SPARK (Structured Problem Analysis of Raising Kids). The preSPARK focuses on 12 topics ranging from aspects of the period before pregnancy to future parents’ expectations. The preSPARK was tested in daily practice for feasibility and discriminative capacity. User experience was assessed from the perspective of the professional. In total, 64 home visits using the preSPARK were carried out by 21 nurses. About 24% of the expectant parents needed intensive help or immediate action on one or more topics. The risk assessment showed 29% of the participants were at high risk, 40% at increased risk, and 31% at low risk for future parenting and child developmental problems. The nurses indicated that the preSPARK provides a good structure for home visits and gives insight in interrelated factors. The preSPARK is feasible in daily practice and clarifies risks and care needs of expectant parents
Subject
Preventive child health care
Expectant parents
Risk factors
Development
Parenting
Risk assessment
Prevention
Prenatal home visit
Healthy for Life
Healthy Living
Life
CH - Child Health
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189585
TNO identifier
958879
Source
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (18), 9585
Document type
article