• Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China;
WANG Juan, Email: wangjuannn@126.com
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Objective  To evaluate the efficacy of Wechat combined with continuing nursing on the quality of life of epilepsy children with ketogenic diet, parents' mood and the time commitment of medical staff. Methods Data were collected from 140 children with intractable epilepsy with ketogenic diet admitted to the Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University from November 2014 to June 2022, including 116 males and 24 females, with an average age of (8.42±2.44) years. The random sampling method was divided into control group (continuing nursing) 71 cases, intervention group (Wechat combined with continuing nursing) 69 cases. The quality of life of the children (QOLCE-16) in the two groups was compared before discharge and 3 months after discharge, as well as parental anxiety (SAS), depression (SDS), and the amount of time medical staff spent with both groups. Results There was no difference in the quality of life and parental emotion between the two groups before intervention. After 3 months, the quality of life of the two groups was significantly improved [(43.59±10.00) vs. (40.14±10.44), P<0.05], and the QOLCE-16 score of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). The parental mood SAS and SDS in both groups were significantly improved [(37.19±2.90) vs. (50.85±3.76), (40.14±3.52) vs. (49.29±3.37), P<0.01], and the SAS and SDS scores of anxiety and depression of parents in the intervention group were lower than that of the control group (P<0.01). Medical staff spent more time on intervention group [(136.17±7.43) vs. (65.55±7.48), P<0.01]. Conclusion Continuing nursing can improve the quality of life of children with ketogenic diet and the negative emotions of their parents. The combination of Wechat and continuing nursing can further strengthen this positive effect, and requires more time of medical staff.

Citation: HUANG Cui, WANG Juan. Efficacy of Wechat combined with continuing nursing on ketogenic diet children, parents and medical staff. Journal of Epilepsy, 2023, 9(1): 11-15. doi: 10.7507/2096-0247.202211005 Copy

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