Effect of Empowerment Program on Reducing Burnout for Mothers having Children suffering from Hearing Impairment | ||
| International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 01 January 2023 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.175579.1235 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ons Said El-Zayat* 1; Azaa Abdalsemia Elewa2; Ragaa Abdallah Hassan3 | ||
| 1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University | ||
| 2Pediatric Nursing2, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University | ||
| 3Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Childhood hearing impairment is a significant cause of disability and affects not only the language development of the child but also, can affect in child's social, emotional, cognitive and educational development. Aim: This study was carried out to assess the effect of empowerment program on reducing burnout for mothers having children suffering from hearing impairment. Research Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the Hearing and Speech Institute in Embaba, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 220 mothers having children with hearing impairment Tools: Four tools were used in this study: Tool one: An interview questionnaire include following: Part I: a) Characteristics of studied mothers. b) Characteristics of studied children. c) Past and present medical history of child and family. Part II: Mothers’ knowledge about hearing impairment. Tool II: Mothers’ attitude Likert Scale regarding their children with hearing impairment. Tool III: Mothers' Reported Practice Likert Scale. Tool IV: Mothers' burnout regarding their children with hearing impairment. Results: The current study revealed that, studied mothers changed to 87.3% had good knowledge, 85% of them had positive attitude, 86.4% of them had adequate reported practices and 74.1% changed to low burnout at post program. Conclusion: The empowerment program improved the studied mothers' knowledge, positive attitude, adequate reported practices and decreased mothers' burnout about hearing impairment of their children. Recommendations: Mothers of children with hearing impairment should be provided with continuous workshops about hearing impairment and its management. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Burnout for mothers; Empowerment program; Hearing impairment | ||
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