Uptake of signposting to web-based resources: pregnant women’s use of a preventive web-based intervention

BMC Primary Care

Research

Clara Lundmark Appel¹  Volkert Siersma¹  Emil Rønn Sørensen¹  Ida Scheel Rasmussen¹  Gritt Overbeck¹  Philip Wilson² 

[1] The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;Centre for Rural Health, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland;

关键词: Pregnancy;    Internet-based intervention;    Health promotion;    Prenatal care;    Mental health;    Primary health care;    E-health;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12875-023-02130-5

 received in 2022-09-27, accepted in 2023-08-21,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSignposting to web-based interventions is becoming increasingly popular in primary care. Most resources are focused on individuals with clinical problems, but less is known about the uptake of general practice (GP) signposted web-based interventions. GPs in Denmark are responsible for scheduled preventive care during pregnancy and the child’s first five years. In the “Family Well-being in General Practice” trial the web-based intervention “Resilientchild.dk” is introduced at these consultations. Resilientchild.dk is designed to improve the capacity of parents to understand the mental state of themselves, their partners, and their children. In this study we assess the uptake and use of this web-based intervention.ObjectiveTo describe participant and practice characteristics associated with the use of a web-based psychoeducational intervention. Eligible participants were pregnant women presenting at their first antenatal assessment, usually around 6–10 gestational weeks.MethodsThe study was nested in a cluster randomised trial of resilientchild.dk. We conducted a relative importance analysis, which allows for determination of the variables most strongly associated with website use. To assess the direction and magnitude of the influences of the identified variables, we applied multinomial generalized linear mixed modelling. A practice random effect allows us to account for clustering of women within practices.ResultsParity and the absence of a nurse or midwife in the practice were important factors driving a decrease in the likelihood of using resilientchild.dk. Being a student or living outside the capital city were important factors driving an increase in the likelihood of using resilientchild.dk.ConclusionThe data offer unique opportunities to assess the utilisation of a web-based mental health-promotion intervention following advice from a clinician. This study draws conclusions about which patients are likely to access similar resources and which practice characteristics encourage their use.Trial registrationRegistered in clinicaltrials.gov, Trial number: NCT04129359 Date of registration: 16/10/2019 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04129359).

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