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Table 3 Parents’ attitudes to WeChat follow-up

From: Parents’ understanding and attitudes toward the use of the WeChat platform for postoperative follow-up management of children with congenital heart disease

Item

N = 119

(%)*

Have you heard of WeChat being used in postoperative follow-up?

 Know

119

 

 Don’t know

21

 

 Unclear

48

 

Which form do you think should WeChat follow-up have

 WeChat group

73

61.3

 Video call

18

15.1

 Official accounts

4

3.4

 Receiving pictures and videos

19

16.0

 Other

5

4.2

Are you willing to use WeChat for follow-up

 Willing

104

87.4

 Uncertainty

13

10.9

 Unwilling

2

1.7

What do you think are the most significant benefits of WeChat follow-up

 Complete the follow-up at home

62

52.1

 Save on transportation and accommodation

8

6.7

 More intuitive information like pictures and videos

11

9.2

 Follow-up time is more free

38

32.0

What do you think WeChat follow-up is insufficient

 Certain requirements for WeChat operation

35

29.4

 Weak communication signal affects follow-up quality

11

9.2

 Doctors can’t directly check the children’s vital signs

56

47.1

 Concerning about the effect of WeChat follow-up

17

14.3

Do you think wechat follow-up is effective

 Effective

80

67.2

 Futile

32

26.9

 Unclear

7

5.9

The duration of WeChat follow-up that you can accept is

 Within a week

4

3.4

 A week to a month

27

22.7

 A month to three months

42

35.3

 Three months to six months

14

11.8

 Long-term follow-up

32

26.8

  1. N: the number of participants who had heard of WeChat follow-up. *: Accounted for the percentage of the total number of follow-up visits on WeChat