Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Perioperative Medicine
Date Submitted: Jan 31, 2019
Open Peer Review Period: Jan 31, 2019 - Feb 8, 2019
Date Accepted: Mar 29, 2019
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Children´s use and experiences of a web-based perioperative preparation program
ABSTRACT
Background:
Web-based technology is useful as an alternative means of providing preparation programs to children in pediatric care. To take full advantage of web-based technology there is a need to understand how children use and learn from such programs.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to analyze children´s use and experiences of a web-based perioperative preparation program in relation to an educational framework of children´s learning.
Methods:
The study used a directed qualitative interpretative approach. The interviews were conducted in a semi-structured manner when children, without interaction from the interviewer, visited and maneuvered the actual website. The data was analyzed based on a combination of the transcribed interviews and field notes taken and subjected to a previous theoretical investigation based on children´s learning on a website in pediatric care.
Results:
The results from this study showed that children's use and experiences of the website can be explained by the predetermined educational themes, but additional aspects associated with children´s need for identification, recognition and feedback were clearly revealed. Children used the website to get feedback on their own experiences but also to interact with and learn from other children.
Conclusions:
The analysis of children´s use and experiences of a web-based preparation program emphasizes the importance of including a theoretical educational framework of children´s learning in the development and design of websites in pediatric care. Creating opportunities for web-based communication with others facing similar experiences and possibilities for receiving feedback from adults are important factors for future consideration.
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