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Parents reported high enjoyment when involved in their child's health measurements. This involvement may enhance parental satisfaction during pediatric primary healthcare visits, suggesting potential benefits for the parent-child healthcare experience.

Keywords:
Anthropometric measurementChild HealthClinical ResearchEarly childhood obesityMixed methodsParent participationParent perspectivePrimary careQualitative research

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Healthcare
  • Child Health Monitoring
  • Parental Engagement in Medicine

Background:

  • Parents/caregivers often attend pediatric primary healthcare visits where anthropometric measurements are taken.
  • Current practices typically exclude parental involvement in collecting child anthropometric data.
  • There is a lack of established recommendations for parental participation during these measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore and describe parents' experiences when involved in their child's anthropometric measurements.
  • To understand parental perspectives on participating in child health assessments.
  • To identify factors influencing parental engagement during pediatric clinical procedures.

Main Methods:

  • A 10-question survey with scaled and open-ended questions was used.
  • Surveys were administered to parents after their child's anthropometric measurements (length/height, weight, head, arm, waist circumference).
  • Data from 60 parents (30 with children <2 years, 30 with children 2-5 years) were analyzed using thematic analysis at Canadian primary care sites.

Main Results:

  • A significant majority of parents reported enjoyable experiences: 76% for children <2 years and 93% for children 2-5 years.
  • Key themes identified included parental interest in child growth, perceived ease of measurement, clinic visit duration, child discomfort, and interest in research participation.
  • Parents expressed positive feedback regarding their involvement in the measurement process.

Conclusions:

  • Parental involvement in anthropometric measurements is highly enjoyable for parents.
  • Increased parental participation could potentially enhance satisfaction with pediatric primary healthcare services.
  • Further research is warranted to evaluate the reliability of measurements obtained with parental support.