Research Article

Development and Validation of Online Textual Pediatrician-Parent Communication Instrument Based on the SEGUE Framework

Table 4

The four-dimensional OPPC instrument.

No.ItemMeasure

Set the stage
1Parent’s explanation of initiation of symptoms or diseaseYes/ No
2Parent’s explanation of symptoms or disease durationYes/ No
3Parent’s explanation of disease progressionYes/ No
Elicit information
4Pediatrician asks parent how health problems affect the child’s lifeYes/ No
5Discuss how health problems affect the child’s lifeYes/ No
6Pediatrician asks about physical/physiological factorsYes/ No
7Discuss physical/physiological factorsYes/ No
8Pediatrician asks about how the child’s lifestyle affects health problemsYes/ No
9Discuss the child’s lifestyle relevant to health problems with parentYes/ No
Give information
10Pediatrician educates parents about the child’s health according to physical examination resultsYes/ No
11Pediatrician gives information about the child’s health statusYes/ No
12Parent gives information about physical examination resultsYes/ No
Understand the patient’s perspective
13Parent acknowledges pediatrician’s effortYes/ No
14Frequencies of social talks (pediatrician)Number
15Frequencies of social talks (parent)Number