ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of family management on improvement of management level for families with epilepsy children aged 0 to 6 years.Methods Families with epilepsy children aged 0 to 6 years hospitalized from April 1st to November 30th,2015 in our hospital were recruited and randomly divided into the control group and the intervention group.Within 24 hours after being diagnosed as epilepsy,general information questionnaire,epilepsy knowledge survey questionnaire and Family Management Scale(FaMM) were used for baseline survey.The control group received conventional treatment,nursing and health education.The intervention group received family management intervention for 6 months besides conventional treatment,nursing and health education.Epilepsy disease knowledge and family management were investigated at 3 months and 6 months after discharge.Results There was no difference between two groups at baseline (P＞0.05).For different periods of the study,time factor and interaction existed in epilepsy disease knowledge and total score of FaMM(P＜0.05).After intervention,there were significant differences in epilepsy disease knowledge and scores of FaMM between two groups(P＜0.05).Conclusion Family management intervention can improve family management level of families with epilepsy children aged 0 to 6 years.The intervention contents are detailed and concrete,the intervention method is easy to perform,and the effects are significant,and the intervention is convenient for clinical application.