Investigating the effect of home care educational application on perceived stress and care burden of parents

The Effect of Home Care Educational Application on the Perceived Stress and Caregiving Burden in Parents of Children Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20231001059583N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-11

Start date

2023-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connections

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, one day before the child's discharge in the open heart surgery department, the home care educational application will be installed on the

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Months to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of children with congenital heart disease from one month to 11 years who undergo heart surgery for the first time Willingness to participate in research Ability to use a smartphone Not having a psychological problem and not taking psychoactive drugs There is no other child with this disease or any other chronic disease in the family that needs care

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents' unwillingness to continue participating in the research The need for intervention or emergency operation again during research Death of a child during research Occurrence of severe stressful events during study for the family

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived Stress. Timepoint: Measuring perceived stress at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after using the educational application. Method of measurement: Cohen's Perceived Stress Questionnaire.;Caregiving Burden. Timepoint: Caregiving burden measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and one month after using the educational application. Method of measurement: Zarit Care Burden Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Perceived Stress. Timepoint: Measuring perceived stress at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after using the educational application. Method of measurement: Cohen's Perceived Stress Questionnaire.;Caregiving Burden. Timepoint: Caregiving burden measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and one month after using the educational application. Method of measurement: Zarit Care Burden Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Dalir

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

dalirz@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3859 1511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026