Parents' Experiences of Administration Eye Drops

Eye Medication Administration Experiences of Parents of Children Aged 2-6 Years Who Underwent Strabismus Surgery: A Qualitative Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07189273

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-23

Start date

2024-04-05

Completion date

2024-07-21

Last updated

2025-09-23

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Conditions

Strabismus, Strabismus Surgery

Keywords

child, Strabismus surgery, Eye drop administration, Caregiver

Brief summary

This study aimed to determine the experiences of parents of children aged 2-6 years who underwent strabismus surgery in eye drop administration and the cooperation of their children. Methods: This semi-structured qualitative study was conducted with caregivers (n=13) of children aged 2-6 years who underwent strabismus surgery at the eye clinic of a university hospital in a province in the northwest of X. Data were collected through phone interviews held with children's parents on the third postoperative day. The interviews were audio-recorded, and the content of the recordings was analyzed using traditional content analysis.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

FAMILY_BASED

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Parents of children aged 2-6 years * Children who had never undergone eye surgery before * Children who had strabismus surgery for the first time

Exclusion criteria

* Parents of children with physical and mental developmental retardation * Parents with cognitive disorders * Parents with hearing disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Data collection form	Data was collected on the third day after the children were discharged.	Development of Data Collection Form: A data collection form was developed by researchers based on the relevant literature. The form consisted of two sections. Section I: This section consisted of eight descriptive questions regarding the sociodemographic characteristics of children and their parents. Section II: This section consisted of seven semi-structured questions to evaluate the experiences of parents of children aged 2-6 years who underwent strabismus surgery when administering eye drops to their children, as well as the children's cooperation. The total number of questions in the form was 15.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results