Seongyong Jeong MD , So Young Han MD , Sunghyuk Moon MD , Donghun Lee MD , Sook Young Kim MD , Mirae Kim MD , Jihyun Park MD , Myung Mi Kim MD , Won Jae Kim MD
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Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate parental perspectives and concerns regarding exotropia surgery and compare them with clinicians’ predictions of parental responses in Korean pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia.
Methods
This survey study included the parents of pediatric patients with intermittent exotropia who underwent surgery and clinicians at five hospitals from June 2022 to February 2023, who participated in the Survey of Parental Attitude and Concerns of Exotropia surgery (SPACE) study 1. Parental attitudes and concern about exotropia surgery were assessed using a questionnaire. Clinicians’ estimation of each item corresponding to the parental questionnaire was also assessed and compared with parental responses.
Results
A total of 266 parents and 41 clinicians were included. More parents responded that information about surgery was most helpful or most commonly received from clinicians than clinicians estimated (P = 0.001). More parents reported actively communicating with the child about surgery than clinicians estimated (P < 0.001). Parents showed a higher level of concern for general anesthesia and the hospital environment than clinicians thought they would (P = 0.002 and P < 0.001, resp.). In the postoperative follow-up items, parents showed high levels of concern regarding postoperative infection (P < 0.001), conjunctival redness (P = 0.040), persistent overcorrection (P < 0.001), and glasses wearing (P = 0.019).
Conclusions
Parental perspectives and concerns regarding pediatric intermittent exotropia surgery differed from clinicians’ estimations thereof. More parents obtain information on exotropia surgery from clinicians and actively talk about surgery with their child than estimated by clinicians. Parents had a higher level of concern regarding general anesthesia, hospital environment, postoperative infection, conjunctival redness, persistent overcorrection, and glasses wearing compared with clinician estimations.
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