Effect of Health Educational Program Regarding Nephropathy for Mothers of Children Suffering From Diabetes Mellitus at Assiut City | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 8, Volume 10, Issue 29, March 2022, Pages 84-94 PDF (1.17 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.122235.1324 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amira Hassan Abdalfatah1; Atyat Mohammed Hassan2; shaimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf* 3; Asmaa Kamal Hassan3 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt & Nursing Science Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Wadi Addawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The health burden of diabetic nephropathy is exponentially increased by the constant and alarming increase of the incidence of both Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of health educational program regarding nephropathy for mothers of children suffering from Diabetes Mellitus at Assiut City. Subjects and Method: Quasi-experimental (Pre-post-test) design implemented for 100 mothers of diabetic school-age children. Two tools included: Tool I: Part one: Personal and clinical data of children. Part two: Personal data of mothers. Tool II: Part one: Mothers' knowledge. Part two: Mothers' health-related practices. Results: Only 20% of school-age children's mothers had satisfactory knowledge regarding diabetic nephropathy in pretest. While raised significantly to 96% and 93% in posttest 1 and 2. Moreover, 35% of school-age children's mothers had satisfactory health-related practices regarding diabetic nephropathy in pretest. Whereas improved significantly to 82% and 91% in posttest 1 and 2. Conclusion: There was a significant improvement in the school-age children's mothers' knowledge and health-related practices regarding diabetic nephropathy after the educational program implementation. Recommendations: Continuing educational programs are needed to improve mothers' knowledge and practices toward better control of diabetic children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diabetes; Educational program; Nephropathy; Mothers & School-age children | ||
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