Patterns of parents' perspectives on protecting young children from secondhand smoke exposure: A Q‐methodology study. (23rd May 2019) - Huang, Chiu‐Mieh
Abstract: Aims: To identify and describe the various patterns of parents' perspectives on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure. Design: Q methodology was applied to investigate the parental perspectives of 50 parents. Methods: The study was implemented from September–December 2016. Forty‐two Q‐statements were constructed based on the literature related to parental attitudes and prevention practices regarding preventing young children from experiencing secondhand smoke exposure. A series of Q‐sorts was performed by the participants to rank the statements into a Q‐sort grid. PQMethod 2.35 software was used to perform principal component analysis to identify different patterns of parents' perspectives. Results: Five patterns of shared perspectives, which accounted for 62% of the total variance, were derived from the analysis: (a) lack of confidence to confront smokers in non‐smoking areas; (b) awareness of health hazards but not ready to take preventive actions; (c) emphasis on parental responsibility and behavioural guidance; (d) awareness of health rights protected by legislation; and (e) strong willingness to take protective actions. Conclusion: Our findings revealed the shared perspectives of five groups of parents. The exploration of clusters of parents could assist healthcare professionals in acknowledging parents' tendencies related to attitudes and responses towards secondhand smoke exposure. Impact: Using a forced distribution through the Q‐sorting technique, the particular perspective patterns of parents' experiences would be captured. These findings can serve as a useful guide for researchers and practitioners to develop tailored intervention programs for parents with the purpose of reducing secondhand smoke exposure in young children. Abstract : 目的: 识别并描述家长对避免二手烟暴露的看法的不同模式。 设计: 采用Q方法论来对50位家长的观点进行调查。 方法: 该研究于2016年九月至十二月实施。根据和父母态度相关的文献和防止幼童接触二手烟的防护实践, 创建了四十二份问题陈诉。参与者对一系列Q类问题进行排序, 将不同陈诉排列在Q网格中。采用PQ方法2.35软件进行主要成分分析, 以确定不同父母的观点模式。 结果: 一共有五种共同观点模式来自于此分析, 占了总方差的62%: (a) 对在非吸烟区面对吸烟者缺乏信心;(b) 意识到了健康危害, 但尚未做好采取预防措施的准备;(c) 强调父母责任和行为指导;(d) 受立法保护的健康权意识;(e) 强烈的采取保护行动的意识。 结论: 我们的研究发现揭示了五组父母的共同观点。对父母群体的探索可以帮助医疗保健专业人员认识到父母对二手烟暴露的态度和反应的倾向。 影响: 通过Q排序技术使用强制分布法, 可以捕捉到父母经历的特别观点模式。这些发现可以作为研究人员和从业人员制定针对父母的干预计划的有用指南, 目的是减少儿童暴露于二手烟中。