Mustafa Volkan Düzgün PhD , Ayşegül İşler PhD , Mehmet Saim Kazan MD
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Effect of Avatar-Based Education Program in Hydrocephalus on Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Complications and Parents' Knowledge and Care Skills: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trials
Background
Preventing complications of hydrocephalus and educating parents about long-term care is critical. Hydrocephalus is a surprisingly neglected issue, considering its global burden. This study aims to develop an avatar-based education program for hydrocephalus and determine its effect on parents' knowledge, care skills, and shunt complications.
Methods
This study is a single-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned to an avatar-assisted education program or a standard care control group. Parents' hydrocephalus knowledge, self-assessment of care skills, and shunt complication follow-up list were assessed at one, three, and six months.
Results
The study findings showed that the self-assessment scores of the parents in the intervention group regarding their knowledge and care skills about hydrocephalus differed significantly from those of the control group. A significant difference was obtained in the complication parameters in the third and last tests. While there was a significant difference between the sedimentation and C-reactive protein level between the groups, no significant difference was found between the white blood cell count. While there was a significant difference in the body temperature and head circumference between the groups, no significant difference was found between the Glasgow coma scale groups.
Conclusions
The avatar-based education program intervention developed for parents of children with hydrocephalus was effective in increasing parents' knowledge and care skills and reducing shunt complications.
期刊介绍:
Pediatric Neurology publishes timely peer-reviewed clinical and research articles covering all aspects of the developing nervous system.
Pediatric Neurology features up-to-the-minute publication of the latest advances in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of pediatric neurologic disorders. The journal''s editor, E. Steve Roach, in conjunction with the team of Associate Editors, heads an internationally recognized editorial board, ensuring the most authoritative and extensive coverage of the field. Among the topics covered are: epilepsy, mitochondrial diseases, congenital malformations, chromosomopathies, peripheral neuropathies, perinatal and childhood stroke, cerebral palsy, as well as other diseases affecting the developing nervous system.