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Patel, Sonia. Identifying and addressing diaper need by utilizing an assessment during pediatric primary care visits. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-stdf-8k40

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TitleIdentifying and addressing diaper need by utilizing an assessment during pediatric primary care visits
NamePatel, Sonia (author); Porter, Sallie (chair); Rawlins, Latoya (member); Rutgers University; RBHS School of Nursing
Date Created2023
Other Date2023-05 (degree)
SubjectNursing, Diaper need, Diapers, Diaper bank, Questionnaire, Assessment, Survey, Screening
Extent55 pages : illustrations
DescriptionPurpose of Project: This project aimed to determine the feasibility of administering a diaper need assessment during routine health supervision appointments
Methodology: This project included a sample of English-speaking adult parents, and guardians with children under the age of four who wore diapers. During in-person health supervision visits, each participant answered a survey indicating if they were able to buy enough diapers for all month by selecting yes or no. Education on local resources was provided to all patients regardless of their survey answers. Any participant that answered “no” was identified as having a positive diaper need. Those who screened positive received a telephone questionnaire asking if they had utilized the local diaper bank resources provided.
Results: The sample included 99 participants, seven of whom screened positive for diaper need and received follow-up questionnaire phone calls. Four participants who screened positive for diaper need, reported use of the local diaper banks, calling them “helpful” and stating, “they did not know about diaper banks.” Two responded they had not used the local resources, citing “no time” and “no transportation.” One participant was lost to follow-up.
Implications for Practice: The findings from this project determined that it is possible to identify diaper need at primary care health supervision visits. It further demonstrated that education increases resource utilization. This project suggests that assessing diaper need can be completed efficiently and quickly. With the hopeful success of this project, other local practices would be able to utilize this diaper need assessment to identify and provide resources on diaper need.
NoteD.N.P.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-stdf-8k40
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Nursing (RBHS) DNP Projects
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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