Nursing Intervention for Mothers regarding Sleeping Problems among their Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 114, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Pages 1828-1843 PDF (440.98 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.260202 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hanan Abdallah Mohammed1; Hoda Ahmed Mahmoud2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, El- Fayoum University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Sleeping problems represented highly common phenomena that interfere with daily child and family functioning in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). Aim: To evaluate the effect of nursing intervention for mothers regarding sleeping problems among their children with ADHD. Method: a quasi-experimental design was utilized. A purposive sample of 60 mothers and their children suffering from ADHD were involved in the study. The study was conducted at, the Pediatric Psychiatric outpatient clinic in the Preventive Medicine Hospital which affiliated to Cairo University Hospitals. The following tools were utilized for data collection (pre, post, and follow-up). Tool 1) Interviewing questionnaire that included demographic data, mothers' knowledge regarding ADHD and sleeping problems among their children with ADHD. Tool 2) Mothers' reported practices related to sleeping problems among their children with ADHD. Tool 3) Children's Sleep Habits scale was adopted from Owens, Spirito and McGuinn (2000) to assess children's sleeping problems. Results: Less than three-quarters of school age children with ADHD were males and more than half of them had no family history of ADHD. A highly statistically significant difference was found between pre, post and follow up after 6 months of nursing intervention regarding the total mean scores of mothers' knowledge, reported practices and their children's sleeping problems. Conclusion: The study concluded that, the nursing intervention had highly statistically significant effect on improving mothers' knowledge and reported practices regarding the care of sleeping problems in their children with ADHD and minimizing sleeping problems among their children. Recommendation: The study recommended that, continuous guidance and support should be provided to mothers regarding the care of sleeping problems among their children with ADHD. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children- ADHD; Nursing intervention; Sleeping problems- Mothers' knowledge and reported practices | ||
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