Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of family-centered nursing care model in children with chronic wound. Methods A total of 51 children with chronic wound from March to May 2016 were organized as experimental group and given nursing care according to the family-centered model, including pain and humanistic care, health education in various ways, family care instruction and continued-nursing. A total of 59 children with chronic wound from November 2015 to February 2016 were organized as control group and given conventional nursing. The effect were observed and compared between two groups. Results Pain scores, wound healing time, main caregivers' knowledge scores of wound care and satisfaction degree for nursing care were (3.86±1.63) points, (25.63±7.07) days, (26.22±5.21) points, (2.65±0.60) points respectively in experimental group, and (5.56±1.77) points, (34.26±11.69) days, (18.03±4.43) points, (2.22±0.67) points respectively in control group. There were significant differences between two groups(t=3.505-8.911, all P < 0.05). Conclusions Family-centered nursing model can relieve pain, promote the healing time, advance the effects of education and the qualities of nursing care, meantime, provide a good base for family care of children with chronic wound. Key words: Nursing care; Health education; Chronic wound; Family-centered care

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