PhD, Associate Professor, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW, Sydney, NSW; Research Fellow, Karitane, Villawood, NSW; Ingham Institute for Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW.
PhD, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW.
Aust J Gen Pract. 2022 Jun;51(6):439-445. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-06-21-6043.
Watch Me Grow - Electronic (WMG-E) platform is an online resource to enhance the capacity of general practitioners (GPs) to involve parents in developmental surveillance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and perceived utility of WMG-E.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with GPs/paediatricians (n = 6) and parents (n = 6). Focus groups were conducted with child and family health nurses (n = 25). Transcripts were analysed thematically.
Participants indicated that WMG-E could empower clinicians and parents by enhancing health literacy about child developmental issues, but that it could also be disempowering if not used carefully. Clinicians mentioned being strategic at health service and public policy levels. A final theme was that of the need to balance widespread promotion with its targeted use.
This study established the face validity of WMG-E, and reveals key lessons to inform the ways in which it is promoted and used.
“看着我成长 - 电子（WMG-E）平台”是一个在线资源，旨在增强全科医生（GP）的能力，使他们能够让家长参与到儿童发育监测中。本研究旨在评估 WMG-E 的可接受性和感知效用。
对全科医生/儿科医生（n=6）和家长（n=6）进行半结构化访谈。对儿童和家庭健康护士（n=25）进行焦点小组讨论。对转录本进行主题分析。
参与者表示，WMG-E 可以通过提高关于儿童发育问题的健康素养来增强临床医生和家长的能力，但如果使用不当，也可能会削弱他们的能力。临床医生提到在卫生服务和公共政策层面上要有策略性。最后一个主题是需要平衡广泛推广和有针对性使用之间的关系。
本研究确立了 WMG-E 的表面有效性，并揭示了关键的经验教训，为其推广和使用方式提供了信息。
