Collaborative child home injury prevention in Thailand: An action research study

Machin, Alison; Ngamsuoy, Amornrat; Pearson, Pauline

Abstract

Child home accidental injury is a global health issue and promoting child safety is a pediatric nursing challenge worldwide. Planning child home accidental injury prevention requires understanding of factors influencing parents' behavior. Evidence suggests participatory health promotion positively influences behavior, however research with Thai parents is limited. This qualitative, action research study aimed to understand Thai parents? experiences of participating in a collaborative child home accidental injury prevention programme and its influence on their behavior. Eight parental mother/father couples from one Thai province consented to participate, providing a wide range of data via in-depth individual interviews and self-assessment questionnaires. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts yielded three themes: ?collaborative learning?; ?parental behavior change?; and ?reflective learning extends beyond families?. Participants reported that workshop participation improved their child home accidental injury prevention behavior. This study can inform pediatric nursing, child healthcare practice and child health policy in Thailand and beyond.

Citation

Machin, A., Ngamsuoy, A., & Pearson, P. (2018). Collaborative child home injury prevention in Thailand: An action research study. Nursing and Health Sciences, 20(2), 206-213. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12403

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 25, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jan 18, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Deposit Date: Jan 25, 2021
• Journal: Nursing & Health Sciences
• Print ISSN: 1441-0745
• Electronic ISSN: 1442-2018
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 206-213
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12403
• Keywords: Child accident prevention, Collaborative learning, Behavior change, Parent experience, Thailand
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2716800
• Related Public URLs: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/32494/