Opportunities and difficulties with providing child healthcare through team-based visits in child healthcare services - a focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Swedish Child Healthcare services (CHS) includes team-based visits. Team-based visits are defined as physical meetings where different professionals, including the child and his or her parents, participate at the same time at the same place. This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' experiences of these visits to better understand the opportunities and difficulties in meeting the unique needs of children and their families through team-based visits.

Methods

An explorative qualitative design. Data were obtained through seven digital focus group interviews (FGDs) with 34 professionals within CHS, following the guidelines provided by Krueger and Casey.

Results

All professional groups perceived great opportunities with team-based visits. Optimal

SUBMITTER: Nygren US 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature