Application study of a hospital-to-home transitional health management program for caregivers of children with severe encephalitis
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.20.007
- VernacularTitle:医院-家庭过渡期健康管理方案在重症脑炎患儿照顾者中的应用研究
- Author:
Qiuping HE
1
;
Tingting LIU
;
Fangfang LU
;
Miaomiao CAO
;
Weiwei CUI
;
Wei WANG
;
Ying WANG
;
Caixiao SHI
Author Information
1. 450018 郑州市 郑州大学附属儿童医院神经内科
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Severe Encephalitis;
Hospital-to-Home Transition;
Health Management Program;
Caregivers;
Pediatric Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(20):2479-2485
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effectiveness of a hospital-to-home transitional health management program for caregivers of children with severe encephalitis,aiming to provide a reference for optimizing transitional care models for these patients.Methods A convenience sampling method was used to select 84 children with severe encephalitis and their caregivers admitted to the neurology department of a tertiary hospital in Zhengzhou between March 2023 and June 2024.According to the admission time,they were divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 42 cases in each group.The experimental group received a hospital-to-home transitional health management program in addition to routine care,while the control group received standard care and discharge instructions.Differences in caregivers' perceived benefits,caregiver burden,disease management ability,and post-intervention outcomes of the children were compared between the 2 groups before and after the intervention.Results All 42 participants in both groups completed the study.After the intervention,the experimental group reported higher perceived benefits of(91.29±9.76)compared to(84.81±12.86)in the control group,lower caregiver burden of(48.55±7.15)compared to(54.71±11.23)in the control group,greater disease management ability of(41.83±4.97)than(37.79±5.23)in the control group,and lower difficulty in disease management of(31.52±7.82)compared to(34.55±3.96)in the control group,with all differences being statistically significant(P＜0.05).No statistically significant difference was found in the prognosis of the children between the 2 groups(P=0.500).Conclusion The hospital-to-home transitional health management program can effectively enhance caregivers'perceived benefits and disease management capabilities,reduce their caregiving burden,and provide scientific evidence for optimizing transitional care for children with severe encephalitis.
