Gastrostomy
Conditions
Keywords
child, gastrostomy, supportive care, educational program
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to improve care practice related to gastrostomy management. This a before-after study, aimed at evaluating knowledge of care givers, families and patients about gastrostomy management. The intervention includes 1) A training in a care protocol for hospital care givers, and 2) A booklet for patients, families, and outpatient care givers. The evaluation criterion is a questionnaire to assess knowledge of hospital care givers, patients, families, and outpatient care givers.
Interventions
OTHERsensitization / educational program
the intervention program was built based on the results of the pre-intervention phase survey, about the knowledge of caregivers and parents of children with gastrostomy about gastrostomy management. It consists in booklets for caregivers and parents of children. This booklet is the support of a specific training of carers and parents of children who have recently benefitted from a gastrostomy
OTHERtraining / sensitization program
diffusion of gastrostomy in-hospital care protocols, and booklets for families. These tools have been prepared by a pilot group of professional of the investigating centers.
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* parents and hospital care givers of children undergoing gastrostomy who accept to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* family unable to understand French language, caregiver who has previously answered to the study questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from knowledge score | Between day 0 and day 5 | The anonymised questionnaires are identified by a number assigned to the selected case; they include items about global knowledge about gastrostomy, its day to day use, possible complications, and surveillance. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactFrédéric VALLA
Backup ContactBehrouz Kassaï
Outcome results
None listed