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Going home after a child's cardiac surgery: education for safe care
Aline Callé1, Maria Cândida de Carvalho Furtado1, Paulo Henrique Manso1
1Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objectives:
to validate the content and appearance of the booklet "Going home after a child's cardiac surgery" and assess family members' cognitive learning regarding its use.
Methods:
a methodological and quasi-experimental study of before and after type, with semi-structured interview, pre-test and reading of the booklet in a hospital; post-test and validation occurred after hospital discharge. Wilcoxon non-parametric statistics were used.
Results:
nineteen family members of children with heart disease participated. The average of correct answers increased 14 percentage points from pre- to post-test; most were medication errors. There was a significant difference (p <0.0001) in the comparison between cognitive knowledge prior to using the booklet and learning acquired from its use. All items received a positive rating, except font size.
Conclusions:
the booklet helps family members to understand a child's needs after cardiac surgery, and can be used to prevent unwanted occurrences and enable safe care at home.
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