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Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study

The Parent Health Locus of Control (PHLOC) investigates the individual’s beliefs about the factors that govern their state of health and that of their children. The direct association between PHLOC and preventive health behaviours compliance has already been demonstrated in the literature. However,...

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Autores principales: Morniroli, Daniela, Sannino, Patrizio, Rampini, Serena, Bezze, Elena Nicoletta, Milotta, Eleonora, Poggetti, Silvia, Marchisio, Paola, Bosis, Samantha, Plevani, Laura, Mosca, Fabio, Giannì, Maria Lorella
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627339
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105804
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author Morniroli, Daniela
Sannino, Patrizio
Rampini, Serena
Bezze, Elena Nicoletta
Milotta, Eleonora
Poggetti, Silvia
Marchisio, Paola
Bosis, Samantha
Plevani, Laura
Mosca, Fabio
Giannì, Maria Lorella
author_facet Morniroli, Daniela
Sannino, Patrizio
Rampini, Serena
Bezze, Elena Nicoletta
Milotta, Eleonora
Poggetti, Silvia
Marchisio, Paola
Bosis, Samantha
Plevani, Laura
Mosca, Fabio
Giannì, Maria Lorella
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description The Parent Health Locus of Control (PHLOC) investigates the individual’s beliefs about the factors that govern their state of health and that of their children. The direct association between PHLOC and preventive health behaviours compliance has already been demonstrated in the literature. However, it is still unclear how socio-demographic variables affect the PHLOC. We investigated the Parent Health Locus of Control of parents of full-term and preterm infants and evaluated whether there were any correlations between PHLOC and socio-demographic characteristics of both parents and infants. A single-centre transverse observational study was conducted in the Neonatology Operating Unit IRCCS Ca ‘Granda Foundation Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan. A self-administered questionnaire of the PHLOC scale was distributed to a sample of 370 parents of 320 full-term and 52 preterm infants attending the follow-up service. Parents under the age of 36 and with a higher level of education (bachelor’s degree or above) believe less in the influence of the media on their child’s health. Parents of preterm and first-child infants recognize the greater influence of health care workers, while parents of newborns that have experience complications in their clinical course, believe more in the influence of fate (Chance Health Locus of Control) and God. Younger parents with a higher level of education may be more prone to healthy preventative behaviours. Preterm birth is positively associated with an increased trust in health care professionals. The experience of disease can increase a “Chance Health Locus of Control” and risky behaviours. Assessment of PHLOC helps identify categories of parents prone to risky health behaviours and offer targeted health education interventions.
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spelling pubmed-91406202022-05-28 Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study Morniroli, Daniela Sannino, Patrizio Rampini, Serena Bezze, Elena Nicoletta Milotta, Eleonora Poggetti, Silvia Marchisio, Paola Bosis, Samantha Plevani, Laura Mosca, Fabio Giannì, Maria Lorella Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The Parent Health Locus of Control (PHLOC) investigates the individual’s beliefs about the factors that govern their state of health and that of their children. The direct association between PHLOC and preventive health behaviours compliance has already been demonstrated in the literature. However, it is still unclear how socio-demographic variables affect the PHLOC. We investigated the Parent Health Locus of Control of parents of full-term and preterm infants and evaluated whether there were any correlations between PHLOC and socio-demographic characteristics of both parents and infants. A single-centre transverse observational study was conducted in the Neonatology Operating Unit IRCCS Ca ‘Granda Foundation Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico of Milan. A self-administered questionnaire of the PHLOC scale was distributed to a sample of 370 parents of 320 full-term and 52 preterm infants attending the follow-up service. Parents under the age of 36 and with a higher level of education (bachelor’s degree or above) believe less in the influence of the media on their child’s health. Parents of preterm and first-child infants recognize the greater influence of health care workers, while parents of newborns that have experience complications in their clinical course, believe more in the influence of fate (Chance Health Locus of Control) and God. Younger parents with a higher level of education may be more prone to healthy preventative behaviours. Preterm birth is positively associated with an increased trust in health care professionals. The experience of disease can increase a “Chance Health Locus of Control” and risky behaviours. Assessment of PHLOC helps identify categories of parents prone to risky health behaviours and offer targeted health education interventions. MDPI 2022-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9140620/ /pubmed/35627339 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105804 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Morniroli, Daniela
Sannino, Patrizio
Rampini, Serena
Bezze, Elena Nicoletta
Milotta, Eleonora
Poggetti, Silvia
Marchisio, Paola
Bosis, Samantha
Plevani, Laura
Mosca, Fabio
Giannì, Maria Lorella
Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title_full Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title_fullStr Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title_full_unstemmed Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title_short Parent’s Health Locus of Control and Its Association with Parents and Infants Characteristics: An Observational Study
title_sort parent’s health locus of control and its association with parents and infants characteristics: an observational study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9140620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35627339
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105804
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