Assessment of Parents’ Awareness about the Care of Their Neonates with Neural Tube Defects. | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 4, Issue 9, March 2025, Page 234-245 PDF (1.19 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.309041.1198 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Asmaa Khamis Abdelbaset   1; Safaa S ismail 2
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| 1El obour city | ||||
| 2Pediatric Department - Helwan University - Dean of the faculty of Nursing. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Neural Tube Defects are one of the most congenital anomalies of the Central Nervous System that may happen in the neonatal period. Aim of the study: this study aimed to assess parents’ awareness about the care of their neonates with neural tube defects. Research design: A descriptive study design was used. Setting: the study was conducted at the outpatient clinic for pediatric Neurology at Ain Shams Educational Hospital. Methods: A convenient sample of 40 parents accompanied by their neonates who suffered from neural tube defects. Tools: Data was collected using three tools. Tool (I) A structured questionnaire sheet composed of 2 parts, part 1: assessing demographic data of the studied parents. In addition to part 2: assessing parents’ knowledge regarding care of neural tube defects. Tool (II) reported practice checklists and tool (III) Parental Stress Index. Results: The results of this study revealed that most of the studied parents have unsatisfactory knowledge and incompetent reported practices regarding the care of Neural Tube Defects. Conclusion: It was concluded that most of the studied parents have a poor level of awareness regarding the care of their neonates with Neural Tube Defects. Recommendations: It was recommended to provide further instructions and guidelines for parents who have neonates with Neural Tube Defects to enhance their awareness of better neonates’ outcomes. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Parents Awareness; Neonates; Neural Tube Defects | ||||
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