Provision of safety netting information during child health consultations: a systematic narrative review of caregivers’ perspectives
Provision of safety netting information during child health consultations: a systematic narrative review of caregivers’ perspectives
Safety netting (SN) provides specific information to caregivers identifying need to re-consult. SN is often used to bridge diagnostic uncertainty for first-contact healthcare professionals. This systematic narrative review investigated experiences of caregivers' regarding SN information received during acute child health consultations. Searches between April and December 2021 of six bibliographic databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, BNI, EMCARE, MEDLINE and Web of Science) identified 3258 records. No studies were excluded based on quality and nine papers were included; the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to critically analyse papers and findings were summarised narratively. Four themes emerged: Importance of receiving Red-Flag-Symptom information, influences of specific mediums for information transfer to caregivers, key principles of SN as desired by caregivers and contextual influences of information transfer to caregivers. Quality of evidence was fair; review findings could provide underpinning principles to enable first-contact clinicians to enhance their person-centred approach to SN practice. There was a paucity of evidence generally, with a relatively small number of studies that captured specific SN activity during consultations. More research is also needed to capture the full-breadth of first-contact clinicians, particularly in non-clinical settings such as the home or school.
caregivers, child, consultation, safety netting, systematic review
Owen, Dave
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Latter, Sue
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Owen, Dave
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Latter, Sue
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Owen, Dave and Latter, Sue
(2023)
Provision of safety netting information during child health consultations: a systematic narrative review of caregivers’ perspectives.
Journal of Child Health Care.
(doi:10.1177/13674935231158197).
Abstract
Safety netting (SN) provides specific information to caregivers identifying need to re-consult. SN is often used to bridge diagnostic uncertainty for first-contact healthcare professionals. This systematic narrative review investigated experiences of caregivers' regarding SN information received during acute child health consultations. Searches between April and December 2021 of six bibliographic databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, BNI, EMCARE, MEDLINE and Web of Science) identified 3258 records. No studies were excluded based on quality and nine papers were included; the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to critically analyse papers and findings were summarised narratively. Four themes emerged: Importance of receiving Red-Flag-Symptom information, influences of specific mediums for information transfer to caregivers, key principles of SN as desired by caregivers and contextual influences of information transfer to caregivers. Quality of evidence was fair; review findings could provide underpinning principles to enable first-contact clinicians to enhance their person-centred approach to SN practice. There was a paucity of evidence generally, with a relatively small number of studies that captured specific SN activity during consultations. More research is also needed to capture the full-breadth of first-contact clinicians, particularly in non-clinical settings such as the home or school.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 April 2023
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caregivers, child, consultation, safety netting, systematic review
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