Healthc Inform Res.  2014 Jul;20(3):199-208. 10.4258/hir.2014.20.3.199.

Effects of My Child's Safety Web-Based Program for Caregivers of Children with Cancer in South Korea

Affiliations
  • 1School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
  • 2Department of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. jewelee@knu.ac.kr

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
The purposes of this study were to develop a Web-based education program, My Child's Safety, which includes patient safety education and information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management for caregivers of children with cancer, and to examine the efficacy of the My Child's Safety program in promoting the caregivers' awareness of patient safety.
METHODS
A one-group pre- and post-test design was adopted. The participants were the caregivers of children with cancer and were recruited from one pediatric hemato-oncology unit of a tertiary university hospital in a large metropolitan city of South Korea. They were asked to review the Web-based program for patient safety and then complete questionnaires developed to measure the awareness of patient safety among the caregivers.
RESULTS
In the study, the total score of the caregivers' awareness of patient safety had increased significantly after Web-based self-learning patient safety education. Also caregivers' awareness of their right to ask and know about procedures and treatments during hospitalization had increased after the program was used.
CONCLUSIONS
The Web-based patient safety education program effectively improved the awareness of patient safety and the awareness of the right to know and ask about procedures and treatments during hospitalization among the caregivers. Family caregivers were less likely to ask healthcare professionals questions related to safety.

Keyword

Patient Safety; Caregivers; Pediatrics; Neoplasm; Education

MeSH Terms

Caregivers*
Child*
Delivery of Health Care
Diagnosis
Education
Hospitalization
Humans
Korea
Patient Safety
Pediatrics
Surveys and Questionnaires

Figure

  • Figure 1 Homepage and introduction.

  • Figure 2 Online survey (pre- and post-questionnaires).

  • Figure 3 Module 2: Caregiver education on pediatric hemato-oncology (lab tests).

  • Figure 4 Module 2: Caregiver education on pediatric hemato-oncology (central line management).


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