Parents' opinion on the work of community nurses in the first months of the child's life

Cilj: Ispitati opće mišljenje roditelja o ulozi i radu patronažne sestre u skrbi za dijete i roditelje u prvim mjesecima djetetova života te usporediti prema dobi, spolu, županiji stanovanja, razini obrazovanja i broju djece u obitelji. Ispitanici i metode: Ispitanici su roditelji koji dobrovoljno pristaju ispuniti online anketni upitnik, a za ispitivanje je korišten anonimni online upitnik, sastavljen od 30 pitanja. Istraživanje je provedeno u razdoblju od 1. ožujka do 1. travnja 2021. godine. Rezultati: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 313 ispitanika, od čega je 305 ženskog spola, 140 ispitanika su u dobi od 31 do 40 godina, 149 ispitanika je sa završenom srednjom stručnom spremom, 139 ispitanika ima jedno dijete. Za opće mišljenje roditelja o ulozi i radu patronažne sestre u skrbi za dijete i roditelje u prvim mjesecima djetetova života, srednja vrijednost je M=43,977; SD=9,137. Muški ispitanici imaju bolje mišljenje o radu patronažnih sestara, za ostale varijable nije pronađena statistički značajna razlika u odgovorima ispitanika. Zaključak: nakon provedenog istraživanja može se zaključiti da je mišljenje ispitanika o radu patronažnih sestara u prvim mjesecima djetetova života osrednje, te ostavlja prostor za napredak. Naime, srednja vrijednost mišljenja je M=43,977; SD=9,137.‘’Parents opinions on the work of health visitors in the first months of a child's life’’ Objective: To examine the general opinion of parents about the role and work of health visitors in the care of the child and parents in the first months of a child's life and to compare according to age, gender, county of residence, level of education and number of children in the family. Respondents and methods: the respondents are parents who voluntarily agree to fill in an online survey questionnaire, an anonymous online questionnaire was used for the survey, consisting of 30 questions. The research was conducted from March 1 until April 1, 2021. Results: 313 of respondents participated in the research, of which 305 were female, 140 respondents were aged 31 to 40, 149 respondents had completed secondary education, 139 respondents have one child. For the general opinion of parents about the role and work of the health visitor in the care of the child and parents in the first months of a child's life, the mean value is M = 43,977; SD = 9,137. Male respondents have a positive opinion on the work of health visitors, for other variables in the answers of respondents no statistically significant difference was found. Conclusion: after the research, it can be concluded that opinions on the work of health visitors in the first months of a child's life is mediocre, and leaves room for improvement. Namely, the mean value of the opinion is M = 43,977; SD = 9,137