The congenital heart defect is influenced with many factors, economic, politic, social, emotional, psychological and physically, so it is needed that,to the increase of the knowledge, attitude and practices of parent who have children with congenital heart defect to prevent complication. About 20% to 30% of people with a Congenital congenital heart defect have other physical problems or developmental or cognitive disorders, Children children with Congenital congenital heart defect are about 50% more likely to receive special education services compared to children without birth defects (Miller, Riehle-Colarusso, Alverson, Frias, Correa , 2011; Shillingford , et al., 2008; Limperopoulos , et al., 2000). Congenital heart anomalies are divided into levels of complexity: mild, moderate, and severe, more than half of with a critical type of congenital heart defect have
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Much effort has therefore been devoted to educating patients with chronic diseases in an attempt to change their health behaviour and maximize their health benefits (Harm , 2001). For children with congenital heart disease, parents’ knowledge about their child’s heart disease, treatment, and prevention of complications may likewise promote a better health related behaviour in their child by increasing the understanding of the cardiac problem, improving compliance with treatment, and avoiding risk taking behaviour. In the past decade, significant advances in transcatheter and surgical management of pediatric cardiac patients have been made. Nonetheless, several recent studies have shown that understanding of illness by children, adolescents, and adults with congenital heart disease remains unsatisfactory .( Moons ,2001; Caldwell RL,1971 ),). The pediatric cardiac patients may have an entirely wrong concept of their disease, ( Cetta F, 1999; Vessey JA, 2000; Vessey JA,
Much effort has therefore been devoted to educating patients with chronic diseases in an attempt to change their health behaviour and maximize their health benefits (Harm , 2001). For children with congenital heart disease, parents’ knowledge about their child’s heart disease, treatment, and prevention of complications may likewise promote a better health related behaviour in their child by increasing the understanding of the cardiac problem, improving compliance with treatment, and avoiding risk taking behaviour. In the past decade, significant advances in transcatheter and surgical management of pediatric cardiac patients have been made. Nonetheless, several recent studies have shown that understanding of illness by children, adolescents, and adults with congenital heart disease remains unsatisfactory .( Moons ,2001; Caldwell RL,1971 ),). The pediatric cardiac patients may have an entirely wrong concept of their disease, ( Cetta F, 1999; Vessey JA, 2000; Vessey JA,