Effect of Social-platform Psycho-education regarding Children's Health on Mothers' Knowledge, Practice, and Anxiety during Covid-19 Outbreak | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 1643-1660 PDF (641.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.272614 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Mohamed Amin1; Soma Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim2; Hussein M. Magdi3; Fathia El-Sayed El- Ghadban4; Wafaa Hamed Kamal Elshafie5; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed6 | ||
| 1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 2Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, PortSaid University | ||
| 3Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University | ||
| 4Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University, Egypt | ||
| 5Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 6Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The existence of a pandemic disease such as COVID-19 may raise the disease's risk among children, which can have several negative implications, including increased concern and anxiety among mothers over their children's health and physical and mental well-being. Aim: To investigate the effect of social-platform psycho-educational regarding children's health on mothers' knowledge, practice, and anxiety during covid-19 outbreak. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to accomplish this study. Setting: This study was applied in Egypt at Sohag City. Sample: - A total purposive sample of 400 mothers from 10 and 30 May 2020 by using an online questionnaire via Google Form. Tools: Four tools were utilized: Tool I: Mothers' knowledge regarding covid-19, Tool II: Mothers' practice regarding covid-19, Tool III: Future anxiety scale, and Tool IV: Mothers'satisfaction with social-platform psychoeducational interventions. Results: The study findings revealed that mothers had a higher score of knowledge and practical knowledge post- social-platform psychoeducational interventions compared to pre-intervention regarding COVID-19. There was a decrease in the studied mothers' anxiety levels during COVID-19 post the social-platform psychoeducational interventions. There was a positive correlation between mothers' total knowledge, practical knowledge, and anxiety. scores at the 0.01 level of significance regarding COVID-19 post-intervention. Conclusion: The study concluded that social-platform psychoeducational interventions regarding their children's health during Covid-19 Outbreak have a positive effect on improving mothers' knowledge, and practice, and reducing their anxiety levels. Recommendations: Providing mothers with a well-planned health education program to improve their knowledge and practice regarding Covid -19 and reinforce possible interventions is essential to support and help in psychological adjustment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anxiety; Covid-19; Knowledge; Practice; Mothers; Psychoeducational; Social-platform | ||
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