Problems Perceived by Skilled Nurses regarding the Independence of Children with Congenital Heart Disease

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Table 1. Perceptions of skilled nurses regarding factors affecting the independence of children with congenital heart disease: Comparison of nurses’ education levels

Factor	Technical School, Junior College(n = 51)				University (n = 19)				Graduate School (n = 14)				p
	YS		NN		YS		NN		YS		NN
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
	AR		AR		AR		AR		AR		AR
Diagnosis	15	31.3	33	68.7	7	41.2	10	58.8	8	57.1	6	42.9	0.204
	−1.5		1.5		0.3		−0.3		1.6		−1.6
Patient’s condition	22	48.8	25	53.2	12	70.6	5	29.4	12	85.7	2	14.3	0.019*
	−2.7		2.7		1.1		−1.1		2.2		−2.2
Limitations in daily life	24	50.0	24	50.0	15	78.9	4	21.1	12	85.7	2	14.3	0.013*
	−2.9		2.9		1.6		−1.6		1.9		−1.9

YS = “Yes” and “Somewhat”; NN = “Not really” and “No”, Chi-squared test. Missing values excluded. AR = Adjusted residual, indicator of which cells had significant relationships (≥±1.96 with p < 0.05 considered significant).

*p < 0.05.

Figure 1. 20 most frequent words in open-ended descriptions of situations in which skilled nurses felt there were problems regarding the independence of children with congenital heart disease.

Figure 2. 20 most frequent dependencies in open-ended descriptions of situations in which skilled nurses felt there were problems regarding the independence of children with congenital heart disease.

Table 2. Support needed from adults close to child to foster independence of children with congenital heart disease: Comparison of length of the nurses’ experience caring for children with congenital heart disease

Support	< 10 years^a (n = 45)		≥ 10 years^b (n = 39)		p
	n	%	n	%
Understand and respect the child	38	84.4	36	92.3	0.267
Praise the child’s perseverance	36	80.0	32	82.1	0.811
Establish a place where the child can feel at ease	35	77.8	28	71.8	0.528
Support the child’s coping measures	32	71.1	29	74.4	0.739
Establish a place that encourages the child to feel free	23	51.1	22	56.4	0.627
Let the child notice that he or she is the central figure	19	42.2	26	66.7	0.025*

Chi-squared test. * p < 0.05.