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An empowerment health education program for children undergoing surgery for congenital heart diseases

Zhihong Ni1, Yannfen Chao2, Xiaoling Xue3

  • 1Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community
|June 25, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Empowerment health education significantly improved parents' knowledge and caregiving skills for children post-congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery. This led to better child recovery, including improved heart function and oxygen levels.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Health Education
  • Parental Support

Background:

  • Congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery poses significant risks, necessitating robust postoperative care.
  • Children often experience challenges post-surgery, including unhealed wounds, incomplete recovery, and pain.
  • Empowerment education models can enhance parents' self-management skills for pediatric care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of an empowerment health education program.
  • To improve caregiving knowledge, behaviors, and self-efficacy in parents of children after CHD corrective surgery.
  • To assess the impact on pediatric patient outcomes, including cardiac function and oxygenation.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective clinical trial comparing an empowerment education group (n=44) with a standard education control group (n=42).
  • Data collected included left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), NYHA classification, and parental outcomes.
  • Assessments were conducted pre-surgery and at one and three months post-surgery.

Main Results:

  • The intervention group demonstrated significantly higher caregiving knowledge, caring behaviors, and self-efficacy at one and three months post-surgery.
  • By three months post-surgery, the intervention group showed significantly improved LVEF and SpO2 compared to the control group.
  • Empowerment education positively impacted both parental confidence and pediatric patient recovery metrics.

Conclusions:

  • Empowerment-based health education is effective in enhancing parental capacity for caring for children post-CHD surgery.
  • This educational approach contributes to improved child recovery, evidenced by better physiological parameters.
  • Implementing empowerment health education programs is recommended for optimizing postoperative care in pediatric CHD.

Keywords:
Caregivercongenital heart diseaseempowerment theoryhealth educationself-efficacy

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