Effect of Educational Intervention on Psychological Well-being and Coping of Mothers Having Children with Down Syndrome | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 38, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 515-528 PDF (498.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.253607 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanan Elsayed Awad Negm1; Eman Samy Bauomy2; Zamzam Ahmed Ahmed3; Amal AbdElaal4; Amel Ahmed Elsayed5; Nagwa Nabeh Taref6 | ||
| 1Lecturer at Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Assiut University | ||
| 4Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, South Valley University | ||
| 5Assistant professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| 6Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Mothers of children with Down syndrome (DS) experience stress, they require the use of effective coping strategies help them to cope with this stress to psychological well-being and regulate their emotions. Aim: To evaluate the effect of educational intervention on the psychological well-being and coping of mothers having children with Down syndrome. Subjects and method: Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: the study was carried out at two special needs schools in Mansoura City (ALtarbih ELfikria). Subjects: A purposive sample of 100 mothers and their children with Down syndrome were selected from the previous setting. Tools: Tool (I) structured interviewing questionnaire, which included four parts: Part I: demographic characteristics of mothers, children, history of DS child, and mother’s knowledge regarding DS, Tool (II): Ryff’s Psychological well-being scale (1989), Tool (III): mothers' needs scale, and Tool (IV): mothers' coping scale. Results: The study's findings revealed that nearly two-thirds of mothers of children with DS had psychological well- being less than usual pre- educational intervention compared to more than half of mothers of children with DS had psychological well-being better than usual post- educational intervention. There was a highly statistically significant difference between the pre- educational intervention and post- educational intervention regarding mothers' knowledge and practices about Down syndrome. Three-fifths of mothers had negative coping patterns, with more than three-quarters of them never being able to manage their children's disabilities. The most essential needs for mothers were economic needs. Conclusion: The educational intervention was effective in improving the psychological well-being and coping of mothers having children with Down syndrome. Recommendations: The study suggested organized educational programs are needed to improve mothers' knowledge, psychological well-being, and coping with Down syndrome. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children with Down syndrome; Coping; Mothers; Psychological well-being | ||
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