title: The Problems Experienced by Parents Providing Postoperative Home Care Following Their Child's Surgery for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Families, especially mothers, experience problems providing home care after their child's surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the problems experienced by parents providing postoperative home care to their child after DDH surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 33 parents. Data were collected through a survey conducted at the hospital following the child's surgery and by telephone 4-6 weeks after surgery. Frequencies, means, percentages, and chi-square tests were used to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The parents (93.9% women) provided postoperative care for approximately 3 months. Nearly all of the parents (97%) had physical (96.9%), psychological (65.6%), and social (75.0%) problems in addition to child care problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend preparing a comprehensive discharge-training package for parents after their child's DDH surgery, supplementing home care instructions with visual training materials, and providing telephone counseling to parents after discharge.
authors.affiliation: Sevil Guler Demir, PhD, RN, Instructor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Sevilay Erden, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Health College of Adana, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey. Hulya Bulut, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. Banu Carboga, RN, Staff Nurse, Gazi University Health Research and Practice Center, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. Nalan Ozhan Elbas, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing and Health Services, Faculty of Health Sciences, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevil Guler
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Sevilay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erden
authors.forename: Hulya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: Banu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carboga
authors.forename: Nalan Ozhan
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Elbas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires