The aims of this study are to test the effectiveness of a nurse support using a proactive mobile app to enhance parental self-efficacy in symptom management for children using mechanical ventilations, and alongside identify factors facilitating or deterring the program implementation.
A single group pre-post quasi-experimental study on parents of CMC requiring mechanical ventilation.
Parents will be recruited from a non-government office, with an estimated sample size of 52 parents. Self-administrated questionnaire, and semi-structured interview guide will be used for data collection.
parent of a child with mechanical ventilation aged 2-18
having a Smartphone
able to communicate in Chinese and read Chinese
living with his/her child at home.
a reported mental health disorder
engaging in other structured programs related to symptom management 3) living in an area with no internet coverage.