Evaluating health visitor parenting support: Validating outcome measures for parental self-efficacy

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 296-308

  Whittaker, Karen A ^a   Cowley, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health; Evaluation; Measurement; Parenting support; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTING; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39049192698     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493506067882     Document Type: Article

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