Avaliação do conhecimento parental face à Cardiopatia congênita

Abstract

Rationale: Providing medical care to a child with heart disease required parental monitoring. This requires that they have knowledge and skills, with a degree of avoiding setbacks and complications associated with the treatment and guaranteeing quality of life for these children. However, despite previous studies showing that parents' knowledge about their child's disease can favor better control and adherence to treatment, it is known that educational offers are still inadequate. son and check if there is any association between this knowledge and the sociodemographic variables. Material and Method: This is a cross-sectional study and the participants were the parents or guardians of the children followed at the Pediatric Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of a reference university hospital in Minas Gerais. A form prepared in Google Forms® based on Levem's questionnaire for congenital heart disease was sent via WhatsApp®. The variables were categorized and the chi-square test was used to calculate the association between them. For all data, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Most caregivers or guardians do not know the name of the heart disease, and there was no statistically significant association between the variables studied. Conclusion: We conclude that parents are being well educated, but that there is still a need to develop an educational program to promote a better understanding of congenital heart disease in children.