Anicia C. Aguilera (Brazil)
UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu NursingAuthor Of 1 Presentation
EFFECTIVENESS OF A PERIOPERATIVE PAEDIATRIC NURSING INTERVENTION WITH A BRAZILIAN EDUCATIONAL COMIC BOOK: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
Abstract
Background and Aims
Researchers have emphasized that nursing consultation in the preoperative period is beneficial for children and their parents. This study aimed to compare educational intervention with a Brazilian educational comic book and oral information versus oral information alone for children and their parents before paediatric surgery.
Methods
A quasi-experimental study was conducted at a public university in Brazil. The educational material, including digital versions, had been produced in a previous study. The content of the comic book was previously validated, and its face validity for use in children's perioperative care was previously confirmed. The inclusion criteria were as follows: children aged 6-14 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification of I or II, and undergoing their first elective surgical procedure. A questionnaire was used to collect data on the sociodemographic characteristics of the children and their parents. To assess the children’s knowledge about surgery, a questionnaire for children aged 6 to 10 years and another for children aged 11 to 14 years were used.
Results
Thirty-nine children and their parents participated in this study. There were 20 children in the intervention group and 19 children in the control group. The two groups were homogeneous in terms of sociodemographic characteristics. In both groups, for both the children and their parents, there was a significant difference between pre-and post-orientation scores. However, there was no difference in knowledge scores between the two educational strategies.
Conclusions
Educational interventions performed by nurses are beneficial for increasing knowledge among patients and family members regardless of the method used.