Effects of using WeChat-assisted perioperative care instructions for parents of pediatric patients undergoing day surgery for herniorrhaphy
| Autor: | Jun Liu, Xuelin Zhang, Xin Zheng, Shouxia Chai, Violeta Lopez, Zehui Feng, Meirong Lei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Parents medicine.medical_specialty China 020205 medical informatics 02 engineering and technology Perioperative Care law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Postoperative Complications Randomized controlled trial law 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Medicine Humans Hernia 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Adverse effect Herniorrhaphy business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Significant difference Infant General Medicine Perioperative medicine.disease Surgery Inguinal hernia Ambulatory Surgical Procedures Perioperative care Female business Social Media |
| Zdroj: | Patient education and counseling. 101(8) |
| ISSN: | 1873-5134 |
| Popis: | Objective This study examined the effects of WeChat-assisted perioperative instructions for parents whose children were to undergo herniorrhaphy. Method A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a day surgery center in China. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (WeChat) group (n = 209) and the control (Leaflet) group (n = 209). The primary outcomes of this study were parents’ knowledge regarding hernia and rate of cancellation of children’s surgery. The secondary outcomes were the rate of lost-to-follow-up and the rate of complications and adverse events during the seventh postoperative follow-up day. Results There was a significant difference in the rate of cancelling the surgery and the mean knowledge score between the WeChat group and leaflet groups. The lost-to-follow-up rate was significantly lower in the WeChat group (0.54%) than in the leaflet group (3.66%). The incidence of postoperative complications were higher in the control group. Conclusions WeChat-assisted perioperative care instructions enhanced parents’ knowledge on perioperative instructions and promoted the preparation of their children for day surgery resulting in lower rate of cancelling the surgery. Practice implications WeChat has the ability to expand health services outside the hospital confines and could be used as an important low-cost health educational medium in China. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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