Parents' experiences of a health dialogue in the child health services: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Child Health Services in Sweden is a well-attended health promoting setting, and thereby has an important role in promoting healthy living habits in families with young children. Due to lack of national recommendations for health dialogues, a Child Centred Health Dialogue (CCHD) model was developed and tested in two Swedish municipalities. The aim of this study was to explore parents' experiences of health dialogues based on the CCHD model focusing on food and eating habits during the scheduled child health visit at four years of age.

Methods

A qualitative design with purposeful sampling was used. Twelve individual interviews with parents were conducted and analysed with qualitative content analysis.

Results

The analysis resulted in three categories: Th

SUBMITTER: Hakansson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6820984 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature