Effects of WeChat follow‐up management of infants who underwent ventricular septal defect repair on parents' disease knowledge and quality of life: A prospective randomized controlled study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen‐Peng Xie ◽  
Jian‐Feng Liu ◽  
Yu‐Qing Lei ◽  
Hua Cao ◽  
Qiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Disease Knowledge ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Defect Repair

scholarly journals Effect of the Use of WeChat to Disseminate Preoperative Health Education to Parents of Children with Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defects: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. E897-E901
Author(s):  
Qiliang Zhang ◽  
Ning Xu ◽  
Shuting Huang ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Hua Cao
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Preoperative Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Loss To Follow Up ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: This study explored the clinical effect of implementing WeChat-based preoperative health education for parents of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect. Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in a provincial hospital on the southeast coast of China. Participants were randomly divided into an intervention (WeChat) group (n = 35) and a control group (leaflet) group (n = 35). The study explored the parents’ knowledge of preoperative care, the follow-up rate, and complications of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect. Results: The score of preoperative care knowledge of the WeChat group (66.9 ± 3.5) was significantly higher than that of the leaflet group (47.3 ± 6.3) (P = .006). Compared with the score of care knowledge at the first visit, the score of the WeChat group at the preoperation was significantly higher (P < .05), whereas the increase in the score of the leaflet group was not significant. The rate of lost follow-up in the WeChat group (0%) was significantly lower than in the leaflet group (16.7%) (P = .02). The complications in the leaflet group were significantly higher than in the WeChat group. Conclusions: Using WeChat to provide preoperative health education to parents of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect can effectively enhance the parents’ knowledge of preoperative care and reduce the occurrence of complications and loss to follow-up.

A three-dimensional printed model in preoperative consent for ventricular septal defect repair

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xicheng Deng ◽  
Siping He ◽  
Peng Huang ◽  
Jinwen Luo ◽  
Guangxian Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Consent Process ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Defect Repair ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: The 3D printing technology in congenital cardiac surgery has been widely utilized to improve patients’ understanding of their disease. However, there has been no randomized controlled study on its usefulness in surgical consent for congenital heart disease repair.Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed during consent process in which guardians of candidates for ventricular septal defect repair were given detailed explanation of the anatomy, indication for surgery and potential complication and risks using 3D print ventricular septal defect model (n = 20) versus a conventional 2D diagram (n = 20). A questionnaire was finished by each guardian of the patients. Data collected from questionnaires as well as medical records were statistically analyzed.Results: Statistically significant improvements in ratings of understanding of ventricular septal defect anatomy (p = 0.02), and of the course of procedure and potential complications (p = 0.02) were noted in the group that used the 3D model, though there was no difference in overall ratings of the consent process (p = 0.09). There was no difference in questionnaire score between subjects with different education level. The clinical outcomes, as represented by the duration of intensive care unit stay, intubation duration was comparable between the two groups.Conclusions: The results indicated that it was an effective tool which may be used to consent for congenital heart surgery. Different education levels do not affect guardians’ understanding in consent. The impact of 3D printing used in this scenario on long term outcomes remains to be defined.

scholarly journals A three-dimensional printed model in preoperative consent for ventricular septal defect repair

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xicheng Deng ◽  
Siping He ◽  
Peng Huang ◽  
Jinwen Luo ◽  
Guangxian Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Consent Process ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Defect Repair

Abstract Background The 3D printing technology in congenital cardiac surgery has been widely utilized to improve patients’ understanding of their disease. However, there has been no randomized controlled study on its usefulness in surgical consent for congenital heart disease repair. Methods A randomized controlled study was performed during consent process in which guardians of candidates for ventricular septal defect repair were given detailed explanation of the anatomy, indication for surgery and potential complication and risks using 3D print ventricular septal defect model (n = 20) versus a conventional 2D diagram (n = 20). A questionnaire was finished by each guardian of the patients. Data collected from questionnaires as well as medical records were statistically analyzed. Results Statistically significant improvements in ratings of understanding of ventricular septal defect anatomy (p = 0.02), and of the surgical procedure and potential complications (p = 0.02) were noted in the group that used the 3D model, though there was no difference in overall ratings of the consent process (p = 0.09). There was no difference in questionnaire score between subjects with different education levels. The clinical outcomes, as represented by the duration of intensive care unit stay, intubation duration was comparable between the two groups. Conclusions The results indicated that it was an effective tool which may be used to consent for congenital heart surgery. Different education levels do not affect guardians’ understanding in consent. The impact of 3D printing used in this scenario on long term outcomes remains to be defined.

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