Understanding the Influences Behind Parents' Asthma Decision-Making: A Qualitative Exploration of the Asthma Network of Parents with Children with Asthma.

Introduction: Interventions aimed at optimizing parents' ability to manage their children's asthma could be strengthened by better understanding the networks that influence these parents' choices when managing asthma. This study aimed to explore the asthma networks of parents of children with asthma-specifically to gain insights into whom parents select to be within their networks and why; how individuals within parents' networks influence the way in which they manage their children's asthma medications, and factors driving the development of these networks.

Methods: A qualitative research methodology utilizing semi-structured interviews with parents of children with asthma was employed to fulfil the objectives of this study.

It takes a village - asthma networks utilized by parents when managing childhood asthma medications.

We are yet to understand how widely parents seek asthma medication management information for their children, how they are used for health information, how parents engage with them and their influence on parent's decision-making. This study aimed to gauge the current level of asthma knowledge and skills of parents of children with asthma and gain insight into who and what influences their child's asthma medication management decisions. Social network theory was used to map parents' asthma networks and identify the level of influence of each individual/resource nominated.

Primary health care teams and the patient perspective: a social network analysis.

Background: Multidisciplinary care (MDC) has been proposed as a potential strategy to address the rising challenges of modern health issues. However, it remains unclear as to how patients' health connections may impact on multidisciplinary processes and outcomes.

Objectives: This research aims to gain a deeper understanding of patients' potential role in MDC: i) describe patients' health networks, ii) compare different care groups, iii) gain an understanding of the nature and extent of their interactions, and iv) identify the role of pharmacists within patient networks.