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- Title
An evaluation of parental concerns and misperceptions about heart murmurs.
- Authors
McCrindle, B W; Shaffer, K M; Kan, J S; Zahka, K G; Rowe, S A; Kidd, L
- Abstract
This study sought to determine the extent of anxiety and misperceptions about heart murmurs for consenting parents of 182 children referred for first-time pediatric cardiology assessment (including echocardiography) of a heart murmur. From questionnaires completed before assessment, 22% of parents indicated that they were extremely concerned, and only 16% could define a heart murmur as a sound made by the heart. From 1-month follow-up questionnaires obtained from parents of children without heart disease at assessment, 10% continued to believe that their child had a heart problem. Cardiology assessment may not provide complete reassurance to all families and additional interventions may be necessary.
- Publication
Clinical pediatrics, 1995, Vol 34, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/000992289503400105