Parental Perceptions of Well-Child Care Visits in an Inner-city Clinic
Sharon Busey, MD;
Timothy R. Schum, MD;
John R. Meurer, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:62-66.
Objectives To assess parental perceptions of the importance of well-child care
(WCC) in an inner-city clinic and to determine what type and format of information
parents would like to obtain at WCC visits.
Methods A convenience sample of parents accompanying a child aged 12 years or
younger attending an inner-city pediatric teaching clinic completed self-administered
written surveys. Parents ranked the importance of WCC overall, as well as
its various components, using Likert scales. Parents also responded to checklist-style
questions to indicate selected topics they would like to receive more information
about and the format of information they preferred (written, talking to the
physician, or videotapes in the waiting room).
Results A total of 239 parents completed surveys. Overall they believed WCC
was important (91% responded "extremely important" or "very important"). The
individual WCC components ranked most important by parents were immunizations,
growth and development issues, and the opportunity to discuss behavior or
other concerns. The topics of information requested most frequently were how
to help their child learn healthy eating habits (55%), how to help their child
do well in school (53%), and how to keep their child safe outside of their
home (49%). Written information was the format most frequently preferred (65%)
by parents for receiving information.
Conclusions Parents of inner-city children consider WCC important. They want to
hear about child health–related issues and prefer a written format.
This knowledge can guide health care providers and educators during WCC visits
and while teaching.
From the Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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