Zhu JH, Jin CD, Tang XM. Psychological needs of parents of children with complicated congenital heart disease after admitting to pediatric intensive care unit: A questionnaire study. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(24): 8578-8586 [PMID: 36157802 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8578]
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Ji-Hua Zhu, RN, Chief Nurse, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, No. 3333 Binsheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China. jihuazhu@zju.edu.cn
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Nursing
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Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2022; 10(24): 8578-8586 Published online Aug 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i24.8578
Psychological needs of parents of children with complicated congenital heart disease after admitting to pediatric intensive care unit: A questionnaire study
Ji-Hua Zhu, Chen-Di Jin, Xiao-Min Tang
Ji-Hua Zhu, Chen-Di Jin, Xiao-Min Tang, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu JH, Jin CD and Tang XM designed the research study; Jin CD performed the research; Zhu JH and Tang XM analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Ji-Hua Zhu, RN, Chief Nurse, Department of Nursing, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, No. 3333 Binsheng Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310053, Zhejiang Province, China. jihuazhu@zju.edu.cn
Received: November 27, 2021 Peer-review started: November 27, 2021 First decision: April 8, 2022 Revised: April 22, 2022 Accepted: July 5, 2022 Article in press: July 5, 2022 Published online: August 26, 2022 Processing time: 261 Days and 13.6 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Parents of children with complicated congenital heart disease (CHD) have different needs after surgery. Little literature reports the impact factors for psychological needs of patents of children with complicated CHD.
Research motivation
To investigate the status quo of the needs of parents of children after surgery for complex CHD, and analyze the influencing factors, in order to provide a theoretical basis for formulating corresponding nursing countermeasures.
Research objectives
To provide a theoretical basis for formulating corresponding nursing countermeasures.
Research methods
A modified Chinese version of the Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (M-CCFNI) was used to select 200 parents of children with complex CHD after surgery within 72 h after admission to intensive care unit (ICU) in our hospital to conduct an online questionnaire survey. The aim was to understand the needs of parents in relation to the following five aspects: The support from medical staff, comfort of the parents themselves, the acquisition of information, their closeness to the children, and assurance of the child’s condition.
Research results
Parents of children with complex CHD had a higher degree of demand, especially in terms of condition assurance, acquisition of information, and closeness to the children. The age, education level, and residence of the parents were related to the five dimensions of the needs of parents of children with complex CHD who had undergone surgery.
Research conclusions
In practice, nurses should formulate corresponding nursing strategies based on the different cultural and social backgrounds of parents after complex CHD surgery to meet their different needs, and improve satisfaction. These findings provide a theoretical basis for constructing a family participatory nursing model for children in the intensive care unit in the future.
Research perspectives
How to provide psychological intervention for parents of children admitted to ICU after complex CHD should be further explored in the future.
