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dc.contributor.authorCheung, Winnie
dc.contributor.authorDavey, Jeanette
dc.contributor.authorSt John, Winsome
dc.contributor.authorBydeveldt, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorForsingdal, Shareen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-18T02:08:46Z
dc.date.available2019-03-18T02:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1836-7399
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/PY15021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/101144
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to explore how mothers use information in home therapy programs within child development services. A grounded theory study using semistructured interviews was conducted with 14 mothers of children aged 3–6 years accessing occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech pathology services for developmental needs. A conceptual model of mothers’ information use was developed. Findings showed that the mothers went through a cyclical process of information use and decision making: acquisition (collaboration, learning preferences), appraisal (understanding, relevance), application (capacity, resourcefulness) and review (evaluation, modification), with contextual factors including information characteristics, environment, personal characteristics and relationships. Mothers who used information effectively had a sense of confidence, control and mastery, and were empowered to apply information to make decisions and adapt their child’s home therapy. This study adds to knowledge about health literacy, specifically how mothers interpret and use health-related information at home. Findings will enable health professionals to address families’ unique health literacy needs and empower them to support their child’s optimal development, functioning and participation at their stage of life.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom497
dc.relation.ispartofpageto504
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Journal of Primary Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStudies in Human Society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111799
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode16
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode17
dc.titleHealth literacy of mothers accessing child development services: A model of information use
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorSt John, Winsome


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