Clinic Personnel, Facilitator, and Parent Perspectives of eHealth Familias Unidas in Primary Care

• Published in: Journal of pediatric health care Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 350 - 361
• Main Authors: Molleda, Lourdes, MPH, Bahamon, Monica, BS, St. George, Sara M., PhD, Perrino, Tatiana, PsyD, Estrada, Yannine, PhD, Correa Herrera, Deborah, BA, Pantin, Hilda, PhD, Prado, Guillermo, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent Health Services - trends; Advanced Practice Nursing; Ambulatory Care Facilities; eHealth; Evidence-Based Practice; family-based intervention; Female; Focus Groups; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Humans; implementation; Male; Parent-Child Relations; Parents - psychology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Pilot Projects; Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Preventive Health Services - trends; primary care; Primary Health Care; Qualitative Research; qualitative study; Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data; Telemedicine - trends; United States - epidemiology; United States; primary care; qualitative study; eHealth; family-based intervention; implementation
• ISSN: 0891-5245; 1532-656X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2016.11.001

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the feasibility and acceptability of implementing eHealth Familias Unidas, an Internet-based, family-based, preventive intervention for Hispanic adolescents, in primary care. Methods Semistructured individual interviews with clinic personnel and facilitators (i.e., physicians, nurse practitioners, administrators, and mental health workers; n  = 9) and one focus group with parents ( n  = 6) were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using a general inductive approach. Results Nine major themes emerged, including recommendations to minimize disruption to clinic flow, improve collaboration and training of clinic personnel and the research team, promote the clinic as a trusted setting for improving children's behavioral health, and highlight the flexibility and convenience of the eHealth format. Discussion This study provides feasibility and acceptability findings, along with important considerations for researchers and primary care personnel interested in collaborating to implement an eHealth preventive intervention in pediatric primary care.