Analysis of current status and influencing factors of perception vulnerability in parents of children with congenital heart disease

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status quo of parental perception and its influencing factors in parents with children undergoing invasive treatment for congenital heart disease (CHD) , and to provide evidence for the development of targeted interventions. Methods By convenience sampling, from January to September of 2018, 200 fathers or mothers whose children underwent invasive treatment for CHD in a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Changchun were selected as participants in the study. The Parental Perception Vulnerability Scale, the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) , and the Social Support Scale (SSRS) were used to investigate the participants. Results A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed and 185 valid questionnaires were retrieved. The 185 parents of the sick children achieved a total score of (5.59±2.66) points in the Parental Perception Vulnerability Scale. Whether the sick child was the only child of the parents was the influencing factor of the parents' perception vulnerability (P<0.05) . The parents' age, relationship with the sick children, educational level, family monthly income, degree of social support were the influencing factors of parental perception vulnerability in CHD children's parents (P<0.05) . Conclusions Whether the sick child was the only child of the parents or not, the parents' age, relationship with the sick children, educational level, family monthly income, degree of social support were the influencing factors of parental perception vulnerability in CHD children's parents, therefore, the medical staff should pay more attention to the above population group. Key words: Child; Anxiety; Congenital heart disease; Perception vulnerability; Father; Mother; Social support