Key result
WeChat-assisted preoperative education cuts caregiver task burden scores by ~42% vs standard leaflets.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to explore the clinical effect of preoperative health education based on the WeChat platform for parents of children with simple congenital heart disease.
Does WeChat-assisted preoperative health education improve care ability and reduce care burden in parents of children with simple congenital heart disease?
Comparison
WeChat platform-based health education vs leaflet health education
Design
Prospective randomized controlled study
Authors
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Supports WeChat-assisted preoperative education to improve caregiver ability in simple CHD; extends social media health tools to this pediatric population.
RCT (n=80)
computer-generated random numbers
No
Does WeChat-assisted preoperative health education improve care ability and reduce care burden in parents of children with simple congenital heart disease?
Absolute Event Rate: 15.8% vs 27.3%
p-value: p=0.010
WeChat-based health education effectively improves parental caregiving ability and reduces preoperative complications and loss to follow-up in children with ASD.
Zhang et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Simple congenital heart disease (Atrial septal defect) (n=80). WeChat-assisted preoperative health education vs. Standard educational leaflet was evaluated on Family Caregiver Task Inventory (FCTI) score before the operation (p=0.010). WeChat-assisted preoperative health education significantly reduced the Family Caregiver Task Inventory score compared to a standard leaflet (15.8 vs 27.3, p=0.010).
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