This study was designed with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design to evaluate the effectiveness of structured nursing information program on open heart surgery(OHS) children's parents' anxiety, knowledge and nursing satisfaction.
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This study was designed with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design to evaluate the effectiveness of structured nursing information program on open heart surgery(OHS) children's parents' anxiety, knowledge and nursing satisfaction.
Data were collected from July 2000 to March 2001.
The 36 subjects were collected : 16 experimental group, 20 control group.
The method was like that : At pre operation day, the researcher measured trait-state anxiety on both group and gave the structured nursing information program to only experimental group. After OHS, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(PICU) nurses explained the children's condition and care through checklist to experimental group. After the children were transferred to general ward, the researcher measured state anxiety, knowledge degree and nursing satisfaction on both group.
The tools of this study were pre-operation visiting education program and information book about post-OHS children care in PICU which were made by researcher, satisfaction measurement questionnaire, knowledge measurement questionnaire, Spielberger's trait-state Anxiety Scale.
The data were analyzed using the SPSS win program.
The results can be summerized as:
1. The difference between pre-operation and post-operation state anxiety of experimental group which got structured nursing information program was wider than the control group which didn't get that.
2. The knowledge acquisition score of experimental group which got structured nursing information program was higher than the control group which didn't get that and was statistically significant.
3. The nursing satisfaction degree of experimental group which got structured nursing information program was higher than the control group which didn't get that and was statistically significant.
Based on the results, the following is recommended :
1. Structured nursing information program lessens the anxiety of OHS children's parents and improves the knowledge degree & nursing satisfaction degree. So, we recommend to apply this program.
2. The research study on the educational need of OHS children's parents is required.