Gourounti Kleanthi, Sarantaki Antigoni, Dafnou Maria-Eleni, Hadjigeorgiou Eleni, Lykeridou Aikaterini, Middleton Nicos
Department of Midwifery, School of Health and Care Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Eur J Midwifery. 2022 Sep 1;6:55. doi: 10.18332/ejm/150770. eCollection 2022.
The purpose of this study was to explore the learning needs and the digital health literacy of pregnant women in Greece regarding perinatal health and care issues.
This was a qualitative study involving thirteen Greek pregnant women, in two focus groups of primiparous and multiparous. The interview topic guide was developed by consensus during a training workshop of the European Baby Buddy Forward research program. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and inductively content analyzed.
Pregnant women described a range of learning needs and identify antenatal classes, health professionals, Internet, books, friends and relatives, as their main sources of information. Women expressed satisfaction in terms of their communication with midwives, but they expressed ambiguity regarding communication with doctors. With regard to the Internet, women highlighted their concern about the validity of information and point out the difficulties they face in order to access reliable scientific resources. Moreover, the process of seeking information online occurs in parallel and independently from healthcare providers, who discourage it, thus, many women were reluctant to discuss any information they retrieved from the Internet with health professionals.
The content of antenatal classes should be tailored to address pregnant women learning needs more holistically. However, taking into consideration that a major source of information for pregnant women is the Internet, it is vital for health professionals to acknowledge this reality and provide pregnant women with trusted websites. It is also particularly important for health professionals to practice their communication skills and update their digital knowledge.
本研究的目的是探讨希腊孕妇在围产期健康和护理问题上的学习需求及数字健康素养。
这是一项定性研究，涉及13名希腊孕妇，分为初产妇和经产妇两个焦点小组。访谈主题指南是在欧洲“宝贝伙伴向前”研究项目的培训研讨会上经协商制定的。访谈进行了录音、转录并进行归纳性内容分析。
孕妇描述了一系列学习需求，并将产前课程、卫生专业人员、互联网、书籍、朋友和亲戚视为主要信息来源。女性对与助产士的沟通表示满意，但对与医生的沟通表达了模糊态度。关于互联网，女性强调了她们对信息有效性的担忧，并指出获取可靠科学资源时面临的困难。此外，在线寻求信息的过程与医疗保健提供者并行且独立进行，而医疗保健提供者不鼓励这样做，因此，许多女性不愿与卫生专业人员讨论她们从互联网上获取的任何信息。
产前课程的内容应进行调整，以更全面地满足孕妇的学习需求。然而，考虑到孕妇的主要信息来源之一是互联网，卫生专业人员认识到这一现实并为孕妇提供可信网站至关重要。卫生专业人员提高沟通技巧并更新数字知识也尤为重要。
