Effect of Planned Information Provision on Anxiety of Parents of Children Who Underwent Cardiac Surgery

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Objective: To determine anxiety causes of parents of children who underwent cardiac surgery in order to develop a planned informationprovision and to evaluate anxiety level of parents with two differentinformation provision.Methods: Parents of children administered to the pediatric cardiovascular clinic of a hospital in Turkey took part in two groups group 1,47; and group 2, 46 in the descriptive study. Parents were either provided with only routine information group 1 or were provided withdetailed information and given consultancy group 2 regarding theirchild’s home-care following discharge. Parents of children aged between 0 and 18 years who underwent cardiac surgery were included inthe study n=93 . A descriptive form and State-Trait Anxiety Inventorywere used to obtain data prior to discharge. Results: Parents in group 1 reported greater anxiety about home-care of their children mostly concerning infections/fever 76.1% , dietand nutrition 41.3% , and care of the surgical incision 30.4% compared to those in group 2. State and trait anxiety scores of the parentsin group 2 were significantly lower than those in group 1 state,35.7±7.2 v 51.6±7.1; p

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Surgery,heart,parents,anxiety,child,home-care

Planlı Bilgilendirme Sağlamanın Kalp Ameliyatı Olan Çocukların Ailelerinin Anksiyeteleri Üzerine Etkisi

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Amaç: Çocukları kalp ameliyatı olan ailelereplanlı bilgilendirme oluşturulabilmesi için ailelerin anksiyete nedenlerinin belirlenmesi ve ikifarklı bilgilendirmede ailelerin anksiyete düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesidir.Yöntem: Türkiye’de bir hastanenin pediatrik kardiovasküler servisinde yatan çocukların aileleriiki grup 1. grup=47 ve 2. grup=46 olacak şekilde bu tanımlayıcı araştırmada yer aldı. Çocuklarının evde bakımı konusunda ailelerin bir kısmınasadece rutin bilgilendirme sağlandı 1. grup , birkısmına ise detaylı bilgilendirme sağlandı ve danışmanlık verildi 2. grup . 0-18 yaş aralığındaolan ve kalp ameliyatı yapılan çocukların aileleriaraştırmaya alındı n=93 . Tanımlayıcı veri formu ve durumluluk-süreklilik anksiyete ölçeği verileri toplamak için taburculuk öncesi kullanıldı. Bulgular: 1. grupta yer alan aileler 2. gruptakiailelere göre çocuklarının evde bakımı konusundaen fazla anksiyeteyi enfeksiyon/ateş %76.1 , diyet ve beslenme %41.3 ve ameliyat bölgesininbakımı %30.4 konularında belirtti. 2. grupta yeralan ailelerin durumluluk ve süreklilik anksiyetepuanları anlamlı düzeyde 1. gruptaki ailelere göre düşük bulundu durumluluk; 35.7±7.2’ye karşın 51.6±7.1; p

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cerrahi, kalp, ebeveynler, anksiyete, çocuk, evde bakım.

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