Response of families to the treatment of a child with a Hip spica cast

ABSTRACT

The aim was to identify the impact of treatment of a child with a hip spica cast on the family. This is a retrospective study of 100 families who experienced a child treated with a hip spica cast analyzed by questionnaire. The greatest concern encountered by families caring for children in a spica cast, was toileting, whereas mobilisation and transportation indoor and outdoor and carrying were the most frequent problems. Proper information was not received by one third of the families. Proper information and instructions for the care of children in hip spica casts need to be given, and special devices that help in mobilisation and transportation should be provided