The Effectiveness of Parent Educational Program on Knowledge and Caregiving Performance for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study
Ashrafalsadat Hakim, Najmeh Hosseini, Shahram Rajaei Behbahani, Mohammad Hossein HaghighizadehBackground
Congenital heart disease is the most common type of congenital defect.
Objectives
This research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of parent educational Program on knowledge and caregiving performance for children with congenital heart disease.
Design
This clinical trial study was conducted on 86 parents who have children with congenital heart disease. The samples were randomly divided into two intervention (43 people) and control (43 people) groups using a permutation block design.
Methods
The data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire, a knowledge assessment questionnaire, and a caregiving performance assessment questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS 22 software and using paired t-test, independent t-test, chi-square, and covariance analysis.
Results
The findings of the research indicated that after teaching the intervention group, the average parents care knowledge increased significantly compared to the control group (P < 0.001). Also, there was a statistically significant difference between the average parent Caregiving performance in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.001).
Conclusion
Based on the results of this study, the implementation of the educational program is a suitable method to increase the level of knowledge and parent Caregiving performance for children with congenital heart disease.