The aim of the study is to improve care practice related to gastrostomy management. This a before-after study, aimed at evaluating knowledge of care givers, families and patients about gastrostomy management. The intervention includes 1) A training in a care protocol for hospital care givers, and 2) A booklet for patients, families, and outpatient care givers. The evaluation criterion is a questionnaire to assess knowledge of hospital care givers, patients, families, and outpatient care givers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
the intervention program was built based on the results of the pre-intervention phase survey, about the knowledge of caregivers and parents of children with gastrostomy about gastrostomy management. It consists in booklets for caregivers and parents of children. This booklet is the support of a specific training of carers and parents of children who have recently benefitted from a gastrostomy
diffusion of gastrostomy in-hospital care protocols, and booklets for families. These tools have been prepared by a pilot group of professional of the investigating centers.
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Bron, France
RECRUITINGChange from knowledge score
The anonymised questionnaires are identified by a number assigned to the selected case; they include items about global knowledge about gastrostomy, its day to day use, possible complications, and surveillance.
Time frame: Between day 0 and day 5
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