The Effect of Psychoeducational Program on Coping Strategies among Parents Having Children with Epilepsy | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 9, Volume 2, Issue 3, June 2023, Pages 108-122 PDF (635.53 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.186996.1060 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dalia Ahmed Hosny* | ||
| psychiatric mental health nursing ,faculty of nursing ,Fayoum university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background:Parents of children with epilepsy face enormous problem of caring is an enduring stressor and causes considerable amount of burden and reduce coping abilities. The aim of study: to evaluate the effect of psychoeducational program on coping strategies among parents having children with epilepsy. Research design: Quasi experimental design (pre and post-test) was used to utilize in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the neuropsychiatry outpatient clinic at El- Fayoum General Hospital Sample: Convenience sample would be selected available parents having children with epilepsy. Tools: 1sttool structured questionnaire format to assess the children and their parents characteristics as well as knowledge of parents about epilepsy 2ndtool Parents burden scale to assess parents burden 3rd tool coping pattern scale to assess adaptive attitude of parents toward their epileptic children. Results: Revealed that, there was a highly statistically significant improvement in total good knowledge score that represented as (12.9% )& (74.3%) pretest versus posttest. there was a highly statistically significant improvement in total burden items that represented as(54.3±12.97)&(38.7±6.78 ) pretest versus posttest. there was a highly statistically significant improvement in total coping items that represented as(97.24±19.18) &(109.87±17.35)pretest versus posttest Conclusion: Application of psychoeducational program for parents having children with epilepsy can help them in improving their knowledge and coping strategies to adapt with their burden Recommendation:Periodic health awareness program and psychoeducational program about epilepsy for all parents having children with epilepsy in outpatient clinic | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Epilepsy; Burden; Coping strategies; Parents; children | ||
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