A new participative, family-oriented health counseling approach for children and their families: a comparative qualitative analysis.
Health counseling is an essential part of health promotion and there is a need for new, family-oriented health counseling methods. The objective of this study was to describe the differences in physical activity conversations from the perspective of family-oriented care between child health visits using the Weighty Matter Toolkit and those using normal protocol. In total, 35 health visits were analyzed. The results indicate that the Weighty Matter Toolkit offers the child, and other family members, a better opportunity to participate to conversations, and the focus of the conversation is more diverse and based on the family's perception regarding physical activity compared to the normal protocol. Thus, the Weighty Matter Toolkit is a promising method for family-oriented health counseling.
a Department of Nursing Science , University of Turku , Turku , Finland.
Marjo
M
Siltanen
Minna
M
Aromaa
Tuovi
T
Hakulinen-Viitanen
Riina
R
Junnila
Camilla
C
Laaksonen
Heidi
H
Parisod
Sanna
S
Salanterä
D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005190:Family; D005387:Finland; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000628:therapy