Assessment Self Care Practice among Diabetic Children | ||
| Trends in Nursing and Health Care Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 6, Issue 1, June 2023, Pages 20-32 PDF (914.59 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tnhcj.2023.305027 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hadeer Hussien soliman1; Manal Farouk Mohamed2; Wafaa Elsayed Mahmoud ouda3 | ||
| 1Pediatric nursing, faculty of nursing, suez canal university | ||
| 2Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Suez Canal University | ||
| 3pediatric nursing,faculty of nursing,Ainshams univeristy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Inadequate diabetic self practice has an impact on the diabetic children's morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study: Assess self care practice among diabetic children. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Settings: The present study was carried out at pediatric outpatient unit affiliated to Suez Canal University Hospitals and Health Insurance Hospital at Ismailia city. Sample: Purposive sample of (60) diabetic children at the previously mentioned settings. Tools for data collection: The data were collected using two tools namely structured interview questionnaire and observational checklists to assess diabetic children self care practices. Results: The total mean score of satisfactory knowledge of diabetic children was 42.7% and the total mean score of satisfactory self care practice of diabetic children was 33.1% ( ± SD 19.18±11.96) Conclusion: The level of diabetic children' self care practice was unsatisfactory Recommendations: Periodically assessment of factors affecting self care practices for diabetic children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diabetic children; Nursing; Self care practice | ||
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