Evaluation of Self - Care Practices of Asthmatic Children at Suez Canal University Hospitals. | ||
| Trends in Nursing and Health Care Journal | ||
| Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2024, Pages 128-144 PDF (1.11 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tnhcj.2024.247142.1034 | ||
| Authors | ||
| shaimaa Naeim Abdel Rahman Abdel Khalek* 1; wafaa ouda2 | ||
| 1pediatric nursing departement, faculty of nursing, Seuz Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt | ||
| 2pediatric nursing,faculty of nursing,Ainshams univeristy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood; it is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurrent reversible airway obstruction leads to airway hyper reactivity, which causes the airways to narrow. Aim of the study: to evaluate self-care practices of asthmatic children. Research design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted at pediatric Emergency Department and pediatric Outpatient Clinic at Suez Canal University Hospitals. The study subjects: included purposive sample of school aged children (40) with their accompanying mothers. Tools for data collection: Two tools were used; a structured interview questionnaire sheet, and observational checklists to assess studied children's knowledge and self-care practices regarding bronchial asthma. Results: The total mean score of satisfactory knowledge of studied asthmatic children was 11.3 ± 5.5 (71%) and the total mean score of satisfactory self -care practice of asthmatic children was 8.76% (x̄ ± SD 5.5±2.19). Conclusion: The level of asthmatic children's knowledge was satisfactory but their self -care practices were unsatisfactory. Recommendations: Periodically assessment of factors affecting self- care practices for asthmatic children | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bronchial asthma; Knowledge; school aged children; self-care practices | ||
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