Children's Use of and Experiences With a Web-Based Perioperative Preparation Program: Directed Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Web-based technology is useful as an alternative means of providing preparation programs to children in pediatric care. To take full advantage of Web-based technology, there is a need to understand how children use and learn from such programs.

Objective

The objective of this study was to analyze children's use of and experiences with a Web-based perioperative preparation program in relation to an educational framework of children's learning.

Methods

This study is the final part of a three-phase study in which all families with children aged 3 to 16 years (N=32) admitted for outpatient surgery over 1 week were asked to participate. Children were interviewed before (phase 1) and after (phase 2) anesthesia and surgery and 1 month after hospitalization (phase

SUBMITTER: Loof G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7709854 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature