Exploring parental perspectives of physiotherapy in children with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with congenital heart disease demonstrate developmental and functional impairment throughout their life. Published literature is limited but suggests postsurgical physiotherapy positively impacts developmental and functional outcomes in these children. We aimed to understand parental opinions of their child's development or function, their experiences of physiotherapy services, how they feel physiotherapy could be used to support their child and what impacted access to services.

Methods

A qualitative study using semistructured online interviews was conducted among parents of children with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease under the age of 16 years, who had undergone cardiac surgery in the UK. Data were collected between July and December 2024. The d

SUBMITTER: Clarke SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature