title: Assessing parents as health educators.
abstract: Parental health knowledge and beliefs are critical determinants in decisions concerning health care matters of children. This article describes a data collection instrument based on Orem's Self-Care Theory that can predict the potential for health education in the home.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010290:Parents; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires