Telephone Counseling for Children Recovering from Tonsil Surgery—A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study
Rosén, Helena LU ; Landgren, Kajsa LU
; Olofsson, Eva
; Drevenhorn, Eva
LU
; Gudnadottir, Gunnhildur
and Gagnemo Persson, Rebecca
LU
(2024)
In Healthcare (Switzerland)
12(18).
- Abstract
Background: Even though children after tonsil surgery experience pain and other limitations in their daily lives, nursing care is transferred to parents after tonsil surgery, and they might need some kind of support. The aim of the study was to test the design of a randomized controlled trial intended to evaluate a nurse-led telephone follow-up after tonsil surgery on postoperative symptoms and quality of life. Methods: Of the seventeen children aged 3–17 years scheduled to tonsil surgery, nine were randomized to the intervention group and eight to the control group using a randomization list. The parents in the intervention group were contacted by telephone on days 1, 3, 5, and 10 postoperatively for counseling by a nurse. The... (More)
Background: Even though children after tonsil surgery experience pain and other limitations in their daily lives, nursing care is transferred to parents after tonsil surgery, and they might need some kind of support. The aim of the study was to test the design of a randomized controlled trial intended to evaluate a nurse-led telephone follow-up after tonsil surgery on postoperative symptoms and quality of life. Methods: Of the seventeen children aged 3–17 years scheduled to tonsil surgery, nine were randomized to the intervention group and eight to the control group using a randomization list. The parents in the intervention group were contacted by telephone on days 1, 3, 5, and 10 postoperatively for counseling by a nurse. The instruments Postoperative Recovery in Children (PRiC) and the health-related quality of life instrument (EQ-5 D-Y) were used to evaluate postoperative symptoms and quality of life, respectively. Results: Eight participants in the intervention group reported throat pain compared to five participants in the control group on the operation day and four days after, possibly due to an uneven distribution of the type of surgery between the study groups. The parents appreciated the telephone counseling, and there were no unplanned revisits in the intervention group. However, it was difficult to recruit participants and the assessment tools were not always fully completed. Conclusions: No explicit conclusions can be drawn from this feasibility study due to the low number of participants and the study design needs adjustments.
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- author
- Rosén, Helena
LU
; Landgren, Kajsa
LU
; Olofsson, Eva
; Drevenhorn, Eva
LU
; Gudnadottir, Gunnhildur
and Gagnemo Persson, Rebecca
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-09
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- children, feasibility study, intervention, recovery, telephone counseling, throat pain, tonsil surgery
- in
- Healthcare (Switzerland)
- volume
- 12
- issue
- 18
- article number
- 1862
- publisher
- MDPI AG
- external identifiers
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- pmid:39337203
- scopus:85205251132
- ISSN
- 2227-9032
- DOI
- 10.3390/healthcare12181862
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 8227bfa8-442d-4690-bd9d-1687ba1ec1d7
- date added to LUP
- 2024-12-18 14:31:39
- date last changed
- 2025-07-03 06:52:22
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