The aims of this study are to test the effectiveness of a nurse-led integrated home health service to enhance parental self-efficacy in symptom management for children requiring respiratory support, and alongside identify factors facilitating or deterring the program implementation.
A single group pre-post quasi-experimental study on parents of CMC requiring respiratory support.
Parents will be recruited from non-government organizations, with an estimated sample size of 80 parents. Self-administrated questionnaire, and semi-structured interview guide will be used for data collection.
parent of a child with respiratory support aged 6-month to 22 years old
having a Smartphone
able to communicate in Chinese or in English
living with his/her child at home.
a reported mental health disorder
engaging in other structured programs related to symptom management
living in an area with no internet coverage
Dr Winsome Lam
Lead sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor institution