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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 1/2021

01-01-2021 | Hydrocephalus | Original Article

Caregivers’ evaluation of an educational material targeted to children with hydrocephalus

Authors: P.A. Caus, P.T. Hamamoto Filho, M.A.G. Avila

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Modern pediatric neurosurgery succeeded in reducing ventricle-peritoneal shunt malfunctions and shunt revisions. However, some children may be submitted to many surgeries, posing burden to their caregivers. And most of caregiver assume responsibility for care without emotional preparation. It is up to health professionals to carry out the educational process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus before and after intervention with previously developed educational material.

Methods

This is a quasi-experimental, before-and-after study conducted with 32 informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Data collection occurred in three stages: pre-test, educational intervention through educational material, and post-test. The knowledge, attitude, and practice survey was used as a pre-test and post-test assessment tool.

Results

The mean score in the three domains (knowledge, attitude, and practice) was lower in the pre-test compared to the post-test. After caregivers read the educational material, the correct answer rate increased by 17% in the knowledge domain and 21.4% in the practice domain, with p values of < 0.01. In the attitude domain, there was a non-significant increase of 0.06 (2.0%, p = 0.161) points in the mean score between the pre-test and the post-test.

Conclusion

The educational material enables the acquisition of knowledge of informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. This can be used by health professionals to strengthen the bond between professional care staff and family, and to facilitate the educational process.
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Metadata
Title
Caregivers’ evaluation of an educational material targeted to children with hydrocephalus
Authors
P.A. Caus
P.T. Hamamoto Filho
M.A.G. Avila
Publication date
01-01-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04682-8

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