1.Effects of family-centered interactive temperament intervention on compliance with early functional exercise of the affected limb in school-aged children after surgery for limb fractures
Weiwei TANG ; Ping HUANG ; Tongqing ZHANG ; Wei TANG ; Xiaoyan JIANG ; Mingzhang MU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2021;27(30):4144-4148
Objective:To provide family-centered interactive nursing intervention to children for early functional exercise of the affected limbs according to temperament assessment results in school-aged children with limb fractures and to analyze its effects on .the compliance with early functional exercise in these children.Methods:Totally 120 school-aged children with limb fractures that required surgery who were admitted into Yantaishan Hospital from July 2018 to August 2019 were selected and randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 60 cases in each group. Children in the observation group received family-centered interactive nursing intervention according to temperament assessment results, while children in the control group received routine care. The compliance with early functional exercise of the affect limbs after surgery for limb fractures in school-aged children.Results:There was a statistically significant difference in the compliance with early functional exercise of the affected limb of school-aged children after surgery for limb fractures in two groups (χ 2=10.053, P<0.05) . The family members' evaluation of nursing effects in the observation group of school-aged children were higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05) . There was no significant swelling of the fractured limbs in the observation group, while 4 cases in the control group had swelling of the fractured limbs which needed to loosen the plaster. Conclusions:Family-centered interactive nursing measures for early functional exercise in school-aged children with limb fractures according to different temperaments can enhance the compliance with early functional exercise, improve family members' satisfaction, and reduce the occurrence of early compliance of fractured limbs in these children.