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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHails KA, Wellen BC, Simoni M
Parents' preferences for primary care-based behavioral services and the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed method study.
This mixed method study examined how family factors impacted parents' attitudes toward integrated behavioral health (IBH) in pediatric primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors hypothesized that COVID-19 impact would predict family functioning challenges, and that pre-existing familial contextual factors would predict parents' interest in IBH modalities. A survey was completed by parents of children ages 1.5-5 years (N = 301) from five primary care clinics with measures assessing familial contextual factors (income, race and ethnicity, and parents' childhood adversity), COVID-19 impact on family relationships and wellbeing, family functioning (child behavior, parenting self-efficacy, and parent psychological functioning), and parents' preferences for behavioral support in primary care. A subsample of 23 parents completed qualitative interviews to provide deeper insights into quantitative relationships. The higher the COVID-19 impact, the more it was significantly associated with worse parent mental health and child behavior problems, as well as lower interest in IBH virtual support options. Lower SES and racial and/or ethnic minority parents both indicated greater interest in IBH modalities compared to higher SES and White parents, respectively. Qualitative interviews conducted found that pandemic stressors led to increases in parents’ desire for behavioral support from pediatricians, with parents sharing perspectives on the nature of support they desired, including proactive communication from providers and variety and flexibility in the behavioral supports offered.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Hails KA, Wellen BC, Simoni M .
Parents' preferences for primary care-based behavioral services and the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed method study.
J Pediatr Psychol 2023 Nov 16; 48(11):879-92. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad034..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, COVID-19, Behavioral Health, Primary Care
Petts RA, Walker BL, Hails KA
Parents' preferences for behavioral services in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacted parent’s preferences and priorities for receiving behavioral health services for their young children in the pediatric primary care setting. In 5 pediatric primary care sites across the U.S., between July 2020 and January 2021, 301 parents of young children completed surveys on their preferences for behavioral subjects and methods of service delivery in primary care. The responses were compared to the responses from 396 parents who had been surveyed on the same measures in 2018. The study concluded that priorities for behavioral subjects during the pandemic were similar to parent’s priorities before the pandemic, with only one behavioral subject (child self-calming) rated significantly more important by the parents in the pandemic group than the pre-pandemic parents. The parents in the pandemic group were also significantly more interested in remote and media-based services such as mobile applications and videos than parents in the pre-pandemic group. The researchers conclude that pediatric primary care practices may wish to consider providing mobile apps, videos, and/ or other multimedia resources as part of their behavioral health services practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS022981.
Citation: Petts RA, Walker BL, Hails KA .
Parents' preferences for behavioral services in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2022 Jun-Jul;43(5):291-96. doi: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001033..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, COVID-19, Behavioral Health, Primary Care