Effect of Coaching Program on Mothers’ Awareness regarding Administration of Over the Counter Drugs to their Children | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 242-259 PDF (501.81 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.348549 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amira Mohammed Saad Mohammed1; Azza Abdalsemia Elewa2; Sabah Mohamed Elsayed1 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Over -The- counter (OTC) medicines can be described as “drugs that used without medical advice”, it was reported that 25% of parents in the world tend to use medication without medical consultation. So, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of a coaching program on mothers’ knowledge, attitudes, and reported practice about administration of over-the- counter drugs to their children. Subject and method: Study design: A quasi experimental design was utilized in this study.Setting: The study was conducted at Alshamla pediatric outpatient clinic of Tanta Main University Hospital. Subjects: Convenience sample of 116 Mothers were included in the current study. Tool of the study: Tool (1): Assessment of Over the counter drugs questionnaire: it include; Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics; and Part 2: Assessment of the mothers’ knowledge, Tool (2): Mothers' reported practice of over the counter medication administration and Tool (3): Mothers' attitudes regarding over the counter medication administration. Results:-it was Points out that there were highly statistically significance improvements in mothers' knowledge, attitude and reported practices immediately post and at follow-up phases of a coaching program implementation Conclusion: Coaching program application improved mothers’ awareness about over-the- counter drugs medications administration for young children with a statistically significant between pre & post implementation of coaching program Recommendations: Continuous in- service educational programs should be conducted for the mothers in pediatric outpatient clinics about safe medication administration. | ||
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