Effect of Instructional Guidelines on Dietary Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Children with Kidney Stones | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 1540-1558 PDF (1.11 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.273503 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed1; Fatma Mohamed Amin2; Shereen Said Gouda Ahmed3; Hanan Elsayed Awad Negm4; Nagwa Ramadan Esmail Magor5 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University Egypt | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||
| 4Lecturer at Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University | ||
| 5Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: kidney stones in children have been recognized as a major source of morbidity and are considered a significant health problem. Changing eating habits as an increase in the number of sodium children eat through processed foods and table salt. The rise with obesity and less active lifestyles may also cause more children to have kidney stones. Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of instructional guidelines on dietary knowledge and practices among mothers of children with kidney stones. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in the current study. Setting: The research was carried out in Pediatric Urology Department and Urology Outpatient Clinic at Sohag University Hospital. Subject: Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 50 mothers with their children having kidney stones who were randomly assigned into two groups, 25 in each group (the study and control groups). Tools: Tool (I): Mothers' interview questionnaire, it was composed of five parts: Part (1): Mothers' data, Part (2): Children's data, Part (3): Children's medical history, Part (4): Mothers' knowledge assessment questionnaire regarding kidney stones, and Part (5): Mothers' practices assessment scale regarding kidney stones. Tool (II): Perceived dietary adherence questionnaire and Tool (III): Barriers towards consuming a healthy diet questionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference and improvement between the studied mothers in the study and control groups regarding total knowledge and practices about fluid drink and food pre and post instructional guidelines implementation. Additionally, there was a significant correlation between the total knowledge and practices of the studied mothers' pre and post-instructional guidelines implementation (P<0.001). Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, instructional guidelines have a positive effect on improving the dietary knowledge and practices of mothers who have children with kidney stones. Recommendations: The study recommended that mothers should continue to receive instructional guidelines to improve their knowledge and practices. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children with a kidney stone; Dietary knowledge and practice; Mothers | ||
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