Closing knowledge gaps among parents of children with sickle cell trait.
knowledge
reproductive decision-making
sickle cell trait
Journal
Pediatric blood & cancer
ISSN: 1545-5017
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Blood Cancer
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101186624
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2023
07 2023
Historique:
revised:
24
03
2023
received:
23
12
2022
accepted:
04
04
2023
medline:
25
5
2023
pubmed:
27
4
2023
entrez:
27
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite needing to be informed about sickle cell trait (SCT) status to make informed reproductive decisions, more than 80% of adults with SCT, including parents of children with SCT who have a high prevalence of SCT, do not know their status. This was a prospective study of parents who received SCT telephone education from the state department of health and then completed SCTaware, a videoconference-administered SCT education program. The objectives were to evaluate knowledge after telephone education and explore if SCTaware closes knowledge gaps. Participants completed a demographic survey, a health literacy assessment, and reported their SCT status. They completed the Sickle Cell Trait Knowledge Assessment before receiving SCTaware, immediately after, and at follow-up visits; high knowledge was a score of 75% or higher correct. SCTaware and the initial surveys were completed by 61 parents; 45 completed the 6-month surveys. Only 43% of participants had high SCT knowledge after telephone education; 92% achieved high knowledge immediately after, and 84% continued with high knowledge at 6 months. Most parents reported they were aware of their SCT status after telephone education; 12 changed their response after receiving SCTaware. Our findings suggest that over half of parents have low SCT knowledge following telephone education, and many may be unaware of their status. SCTaware closes knowledge gaps, leads to high sustained knowledge, and is a potentially scalable tool. Future studies should refine SCTaware and determine if parents use their knowledge to inform their children and reproductive decisions.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Despite needing to be informed about sickle cell trait (SCT) status to make informed reproductive decisions, more than 80% of adults with SCT, including parents of children with SCT who have a high prevalence of SCT, do not know their status.
PROCEDURE
This was a prospective study of parents who received SCT telephone education from the state department of health and then completed SCTaware, a videoconference-administered SCT education program. The objectives were to evaluate knowledge after telephone education and explore if SCTaware closes knowledge gaps. Participants completed a demographic survey, a health literacy assessment, and reported their SCT status. They completed the Sickle Cell Trait Knowledge Assessment before receiving SCTaware, immediately after, and at follow-up visits; high knowledge was a score of 75% or higher correct.
RESULTS
SCTaware and the initial surveys were completed by 61 parents; 45 completed the 6-month surveys. Only 43% of participants had high SCT knowledge after telephone education; 92% achieved high knowledge immediately after, and 84% continued with high knowledge at 6 months. Most parents reported they were aware of their SCT status after telephone education; 12 changed their response after receiving SCTaware.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that over half of parents have low SCT knowledge following telephone education, and many may be unaware of their status. SCTaware closes knowledge gaps, leads to high sustained knowledge, and is a potentially scalable tool. Future studies should refine SCTaware and determine if parents use their knowledge to inform their children and reproductive decisions.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e30384Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R03 HL146877
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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