Effect of Educational Program on Parents' Caring for their Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 96, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 1340-1357 PDF (991.52 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.243471 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar Sedky Faheim* 1; Sara Sayed Abdalla2; Doaa Bahig Anwr Akl3 | ||
| 1Department of Pediatrics Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Child and Adolescents Health Nursing, British University,in Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Pediatrics Nursing, Aswan University, Tingar, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational programs on parents caring for their children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at the child psychiatric unit and pediatric outpatient clinics at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Sample: purposive sample 100 of parents and their children from the previously mentioned setting. The following study tools were used (pre/posttests): 1) A structured interviewing questionnaire to assess their knowledge as regards attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 2) An observational checklist to evaluate studied parents' practices such as hygiene, elimination, nutrition, wearing clothes, control of tantrums, control of hyperactivity, making school tasks, and interacting with friends & classmates. Results: The parents' age ranged between 25 < and 30 years with a mean age of 28.44±3.86years and 45%of them had a Secondary degree. There was a highly statistically significant difference (P<0.001), regarding their knowledge and practices before, immediately after, and at follow-up guideline implementation toward children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the educational guideline had a positive effect on mothers' knowledge and practice regarding neonates and young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Recommendations: Provide continuous education, training, and early intervention to avoid further complications and handicaps. Further studies should be carried out on a large number of such groups of studies for evidence of the results and generalization. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational Program; Parents; Children; and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 206 PDF Download: 372 |
||
