• 1. Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University (Zhengzhou Children's Hospital), Zhengzhou 450053, China;
  • 2. Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China;
  • 3. School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
ZHANG Yan, Email: zhangyanmy@126.com
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Objective To deeply discuss the home care experience of parents of children with epilepsy, analyzed the current status of care ability and the real influencing factors, and provide a basis to improve their care ability.Methods Descriptive research was used to conduct in-depth interviews with parents of 14 children with epilepsy who were admitted to the Children's Hospital of Zhengzhou University from December 2019 to January 2020, and data analysis was performed by using the generic analysis method.Results The home care experience of parents of children with epilepsy includes four themes: weak nursing ability, physical and mental fatigue, weak support system, and expectation of medical professional support.Conclusion Medical staffs should combine the needs of parents of children with epilepsy and the influencing factors of care ability to carry out health education guidance of online and offline epilepsy knowledge and care skills to improve their care ability.

Citation: WU Yuanyuan, MENG Jie, YU Zijuan, GONG Gaoyun, LIU Fen, ZHANG Yan. Study on the home care experience of parents of children with epilepsy in a hospital in Henan Province. Journal of Epilepsy, 2020, 6(4): 320-324. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.20200051 Copy

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