Background: Congenital clubfoot has a significant impact on the physical performance and
life of the affected child and leads to reduced quality of life of the child. One of the ways to
improve quality of life is to use the continuous care model. Aim of the study was to assess the
effect of continuous care model on mothers’ knowledge, satisfaction and the outcomes of their
children undergoing congenital club foot surgery. Method: A quasi-experimental design was
utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the out patient and inpatient
orthopedic pediatric departments at Benha University Hospital and Benha Specialized Pediatric
Hospital. Subject: A purposive sample of 50 children accompanied their mothers. Tools: Three
tools were used to collect data: tool I Structured interview questionnaire sheet, tool II Pediatric
Mothers' Satisfaction Questionnaire, tools III Children outcomes including Child Health
Questionnaire &Post Operative Complications Sheet. Results: The vast majority of studied mothers
have adequate knowledge & high satisfaction after one month of implementation of continuous
care model. Meanwhile, the vast majority of the studied children have good quality of life after
one month of implementation of continuous care model and all of them don’t have infection and
hematoma after three months of implementation of continuous care model. |
