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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating CHC-professionals

From: A feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial as a first step towards evaluating the effectiveness of a digital health dashboard in preventive child health care: a mixed methods approach

Characteristics CHC-professionals

CHC-professionals

Total group (n=38)

Number (%)*

Subgroup (n=18):

(included ≥ 1 parent) Number (%)**

Discipline:

 Nurse

 

20 (53)

6 (33)

 Medical Doctor

 

18 (47)

12 (67)

Age of target group they work with:

 Children age 0-4y.

 

18 (47)

10 (56)

 Children age 4-18y.

 

20 (53)

8 (44)

Specific CHC-education:

 No specific CHC-education

 

18 (47)

6 (33)

 Introduction course CHC

 

4 (11)

3 (17)

 Specialist CHC

 

16 (42)

9 (50)

Experience within CHC:

 <2 years

 

5 (13)

2 (11)

 2-5 years

 

5 (13)

2 (11)

 5-10 years

 

0

0

 10-15 years

 

4 (11)

4 (22)

 >15 years

 

24 (63)

10 (56)

Providing parents with information in current care:

 via computer:

(almost) always

30 (79)

14 (78)

rather often

6 (16)

2 (11)

sometimes

2 ( 5)

2 (11)

(almost) never

0

0

 via tablet:

(almost) always

5 (13)

2 (11)

rather often

3 ( 8)

2 (11)

sometimes

2 ( 5)

0

(almost) never

28 (74)

14 (78)

 via e-mail:

(almost) always

6 (16)

4 (22)

rather often

14 (37)

8 (45)

sometimes

11 (29)

2 (11)

(almost) never

7 (18)

4 (22)

 via WhatsApp:

(almost) always

0

0

rather often

2 ( 5)

0

sometimes

8 (21)

3 (17)

(almost) never

28 (74)

15 (83)

Use of technology during current consultations with parents:

 via computer:

(almost) always

27 (71)

15 (83)

rather often

3 ( 8)

1 ( 6)

sometimes

5 (13)

2 (11)

(almost) never

3 ( 8)

0

 via tablet:

(almost) always

4 (10)

2 (11)

rather often

1 ( 3)

0

sometimes

4 (11)

1 ( 6)

(most) never

29 (76)

15 (83)

 via e-mail:

(almost) always

4 (10)

3 (17)

rather often

14 (37)

6 (33)

sometimes

12 (32)

5 (28)

(almost) never

8 (21)

4 (22)

 via WhatsApp:

(almost) always

0

0

rather often

0

0

sometimes

8 (21)

3 (17)

(almost) never

30 (79)

15 (83)

Opinion on current EMD

 satisfied

 

3 ( 8)

0

 rather satisfied

 

25 (66)

13 (72)

 rather unsatisfied

 

9 (24)

5 (28)

 unsatisfied

 

1 ( 2)

0

Known with 360°CHILD-profile

 very known

 

4 (11)

2 (11)

 rather known

 

26 (68)

13 (72)

 little known

 

7 (18)

2 (11)

 not known

 

1 ( 3)

1 ( 6)

Level of acquired experience with 360°CHILD-profile

 high

 

0

0

 rather high

 

3 ( 8)

1 ( 6)

 low

 

11 (29)

9 (50)

 no experience

 

24 (63)

8 (44)

Opinion about possibility to use 360°CHILD-profile

 positive

 

23 (61)

12 (67)

 rather positive

 

14 (37)

6 (33)

 rather negative

 

1 ( 2)

0

 negative

 

0

0

Opinion about possibility to use E-health

 positive

 

16 (42)

9 (50)

 rather positive

 

21 (55)

8 (44)

 rather negative

 

1 ( 3)

1 ( 6)

 negative

 

0

0

Number of parents recruited/included:

 

Recruited

Included

none

 

14 (37)

0

one

 

13 (34)

11 (61)

two-three

 

8 (21)

5 (28)

four-five

 

1 ( 2)

2 (11)

> five

 

2 ( 5)

0

  1. *Completed baseline measures
  2. **Completed baseline measures and included parents