What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China
BackgroundChildhood functional constipation is a worldwide problem that affects the intestinal function of children and the quality of life of their families. Treatment and management of the disease need to be carried out at home by parents. Assessment of caregiving needs is an important link in pla...
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| description | BackgroundChildhood functional constipation is a worldwide problem that affects the intestinal function of children and the quality of life of their families. Treatment and management of the disease need to be carried out at home by parents. Assessment of caregiving needs is an important link in planning and implementing the intervention. This study aimed to assess the caregiving needs of parents of FC infants and toddlers.MethodsThe researchers recruited convenience samples of parents from an outpatient pediatric constipation clinic of a children's medical center. Totally 211 fathers/mothers were recruited. Nursing needs were measured by a questionnaire, and associations between nursing needs and potential factors were examined using multiple regression analysis.ResultsThe vast majority of participants (88.7%) expressed the need of receiving support from professionals, and only 44 (20.85%) had obtained help from medical staff. The needs of parents mainly include information needs, health needs, psychological needs, and social needs. Of all the needs, the highest score was for information needs (3.87 ± 0.69), followed by the dimension of health needs (3.74 ± 0.82). Results showed statistically significant differences in parental education, place of residence, age of children, duration of FC, defecation frequency, difficulty of defecation, and stool traits in nursing needs (p < 0.05). The regression model explained 64.2% of the variance of nursing needs.ConclusionsInformation needs were the major concern for parents, and the unmet needs of parents should be addressed during treatment and care. When developing care plans and providing health education, it should be adjusted according to the specific conditions of the child and parents to improve the compliance of the parents with treatment and care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43c384ef88a541c0add2af9eba9c73812023-04-12T05:17:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-04-011110.3389/fped.2023.10663551066355What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in ChinaYuanyuan Wang0Jinjin Cao1Weiying Zhang2Hongyu Chen3Mei Li4Zhifeng Liu5Jianan Wang6Department of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Emergency, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaBackgroundChildhood functional constipation is a worldwide problem that affects the intestinal function of children and the quality of life of their families. Treatment and management of the disease need to be carried out at home by parents. Assessment of caregiving needs is an important link in planning and implementing the intervention. This study aimed to assess the caregiving needs of parents of FC infants and toddlers.MethodsThe researchers recruited convenience samples of parents from an outpatient pediatric constipation clinic of a children's medical center. Totally 211 fathers/mothers were recruited. Nursing needs were measured by a questionnaire, and associations between nursing needs and potential factors were examined using multiple regression analysis.ResultsThe vast majority of participants (88.7%) expressed the need of receiving support from professionals, and only 44 (20.85%) had obtained help from medical staff. The needs of parents mainly include information needs, health needs, psychological needs, and social needs. Of all the needs, the highest score was for information needs (3.87 ± 0.69), followed by the dimension of health needs (3.74 ± 0.82). Results showed statistically significant differences in parental education, place of residence, age of children, duration of FC, defecation frequency, difficulty of defecation, and stool traits in nursing needs (p < 0.05). The regression model explained 64.2% of the variance of nursing needs.ConclusionsInformation needs were the major concern for parents, and the unmet needs of parents should be addressed during treatment and care. When developing care plans and providing health education, it should be adjusted according to the specific conditions of the child and parents to improve the compliance of the parents with treatment and care.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1066355/fullfunctional constipationinfantneed assessmentcaregivingparents |
| spellingShingle | Yuanyuan Wang Jinjin Cao Weiying Zhang Hongyu Chen Mei Li Zhifeng Liu Jianan Wang What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China Frontiers in Pediatrics functional constipation infant need assessment caregiving parents |
| title | What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China |
| title_full | What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China |
| title_fullStr | What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China |
| title_short | What is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers: A cross-sectional study in China |
| title_sort | what is needed by parents of constipated infants and toddlers a cross sectional study in china |
| topic | functional constipation infant need assessment caregiving parents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1066355/full |
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