Use of Text Messaging to Educate Family Caregivers of Children With Asthma

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-08 DOI:10.1111/jspn.70006

Chen Wang, Cynthia Foronda, Karina A. Gattamorta, Monica R. Sotolongo Cardenas

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Abstract

Purpose

Knowledge deficiencies among family caregivers of children with asthma impede optimal disease management. Current research has shown that texting caregivers is an effective method for delivering family-centered health education. The aim of this quality improvement project was to implement a short message service (SMS)-based intervention to educate family caregivers of children with asthma and evaluate its effect on caregiver knowledge and confidence in asthma management.

Design and Methods

This project employed a pre-posttest design with questionnaires completed at the beginning and conclusion of the intervention. Nineteen caregivers received daily educational messages over a 3-week period.

Results

The intervention resulted in a significant increase in the caregiver asthma knowledge (p = 0.037), but not their confidence (p = 0.604). Caregivers indicated high satisfaction with the length and content of the messages.

Conclusions

This project suggests that the SMS-based education intervention holds potential to assist family caregivers in better managing their child's asthma.

Practice Implications

This quality improvement project seeks to fill the existing gap of inadequate family caregiver education, strengthen caregiver confidence in asthma management, and ultimately, enhance the care experience of asthmatic children. As chronically ill children have the best care experience when their parents are well-informed about the disease and able to formulate solutions to manage emerging symptoms, family caregivers benefit as well. The educational messages enrich their asthma knowledge, enabling them to administer medicine promptly and appropriately when their child exhibits symptoms. Early medical attention minimizes the incidence of asthma attacks as well as the demand for emergency room visits, easing the burden on the healthcare providers. Therefore, using text messaging to educate family caregivers of children with asthma may positively affect child, parent, and provider outcomes.

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使用短信教育哮喘儿童的家庭照顾者

目的哮喘患儿家庭照护者的知识不足阻碍了最佳的疾病管理。目前的研究表明，给照顾者发短信是提供以家庭为中心的健康教育的有效方法。本质量改善项目的目的是实施基于短信服务（SMS）的干预，对哮喘儿童的家庭照顾者进行教育，并评估其对照顾者哮喘管理知识和信心的影响。设计与方法本项目采用前-后测试设计，在干预开始和结束时分别填写问卷。19名护理人员在3周的时间里每天都会收到教育信息。结果干预后护理人员哮喘知识显著增加（p = 0.037），但信心不明显（p = 0.604）。护理人员对留言的长度和内容表示高度满意。结论本项目提示短信教育干预具有帮助家庭照顾者更好地管理儿童哮喘的潜力。实践启示本质量改善项目旨在填补家庭照护者教育不足的空白，增强照护者对哮喘管理的信心，最终提升哮喘儿童的照护体验。当慢性病儿童的父母对疾病有充分的了解并能够制定解决方案来管理新出现的症状时，他们就会获得最好的护理体验，家庭照顾者也会受益。这些教育信息丰富了他们的哮喘知识，使他们能够在孩子出现症状时及时适当地给药。早期医疗护理可以最大限度地减少哮喘发作的发生率以及急诊室就诊的需求，从而减轻医疗保健提供者的负担。因此，使用短信教育哮喘儿童的家庭照顾者可能对儿童、父母和提供者的结果产生积极影响。

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Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing 医学-护理

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

7.70%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Linking science and practice by publishing evidence-based information on pediatric nursing and answering the question, ''How might this information affect nursing practice?'' The Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing (JSPN) is the international evidence-based practice journal for nurses who specialize in the care of children and families. JSPN bridges the gap between research and practice by publishing peer-reviewed reliable, clinically relevant, and readily applicable evidence. The journal integrates the best evidence with pediatric nurses'' passion for achieving the best outcomes. The journal values interdisciplinary perspectives and publishes a wide variety of peer-reviewed papers on clinically relevant topics.