ArticleBMC pediatrics2021
Parental experience of the neuromotor development of children with congenital heart disease: an exploratory qualitative study.
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- A systematic review of early motor interventions for infants with congenital heart disease and open-heart surgery.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Family and health professional perspectives of the CHD LIFE cardiac developmental long-term care pathway: a qualitative evaluation.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Exploring parental perspectives of physiotherapy in children with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Neurodevelopmental follow-up care pathways and processes for children with congenital heart disease in Australia.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Prioritizing family-centered developmental care: insights from parents of children with critical congenital heart disease: a qualitative study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- The implementation of EMI-Heart, a family-tailored early motor intervention in infants with complex congenital heart disease, in practice: a feasibility RCT.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Motor development in infants with complex congenital heart disease: A longitudinal study.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2023Article
- Life situation of a caregiver of a child with congenital heart defect and/or other cardiac problems: structure and preliminary validation of a new questionnaire.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- A family-tailored early motor intervention (EMI-Heart) for infants with complex congenital heart disease: study protocol for a feasibility RCT.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildren with severe congenital heart disease (CHD) are a group of children at risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. Motor development is the first domain to show a delay during the first year of life and may significantly contribute to parental concerns, stress, and difficulties in early child-parent attachment. Thus, the aim of the study was to better understand the wishes and concerns of parents of children with CHD and explore their experience of their children's neuromotor development in the first year of life.
methodsIn this qualitative study, fourteen families were recruited. Their children were aged 1-3 years and had undergone open heart surgery within the first 6 months of life. Semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. The data was explored within an expert group, and a qualitative content analysis was conducted using VERBI MAXQDA software 2020. The study was conducted in accordance with the COREQ checklist.
resultsParents of children with CHD reported several burdens and needs. Parental burdens concerned the child's motor development, their own physical and psychological strain, and difficulties in communication with healthcare professionals. The needs, parents reported included supporting their child's motor development, a medical coordinator, and better communication between healthcare professionals and parents. During the first phase of their children's illness, parents underwent a dynamic transitional phase and expressed the need to rely on themselves, to trust their children's abilities, and to regain self-determination in order to strengthen their self-confidence.
conclusionsIt is essential to involve parents of children with CHD at an early stage of decision-making. Parents are experts in their children and appreciate medical information provided by healthcare professionals. Interprofessional teamwork, partnering with parents, and continuous support are crucial to providing the best possible care for children and their families. Family-centred early motor intervention for CHD children might counteract the effect of parental overprotection and improve children's motor development and thus strengthen child-parent interaction. In future work, we aim to evaluate a family-centred early motor intervention for children with CHD developed on the basis of this qualitative study.
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