Effect of Educational Program for Mothers on Nutritional Status of Children with Non-Organic Failure to Thrive | ||||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 37, Issue 2, May 2025 PDF (2.97 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2025.435959 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mervat Samir Abdul Moaty Noaman1; Rahma Soliman Bahgat2; Rasha Mohamed Gamal EL-Shafiey3; Nagwa Ibrahim Mabrouk Baraka4 | ||||
| 1PHD Student of Pediatric Nursing Faculty of Nursing,Tanta University, Egypt. 2Nurse Supervisor at Quality Management, Tanta Main University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Prof. of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background Non-Organic Failure to Thrive include inadequate caloric intake caused by behavioral or psychological problems such as emotional deprivation, maternal neglect, poor maternal child relationship and disordered interactions between a child and caregiver. Aim : The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of educational program for mothers on nutritional status of children with non- organic failure to thrive. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinic gastroenterology and nutrition of Tanta Main University Hospital Subjects : A purposive sampling of sixty mothers and their children with nonorganic failure to thrive were involved in the study Tools : Two tools were utilized to collect the required data Tool (I): Mothers' Knowledge Questionnaire about Non - Organic Failure to Thrive, Tool (II): Nutritional Assessment Sheet. Results: The majority of the mothers had poor knowledge pre educational program, while immediate and three month after educational program the total scores of mothers 'knowledge were improved. Conclusion: It was concluded that mothers` knowledge in relation to care of children with non-organic failure to thrive were improved after implementation of an educational program. Recommendations: conducting in-service educational program about nonorganic failure to thrive to nurses and mothers at pediatric outpatient endocrine clinic to improve their knowledge regarding non-organic failure to thrive | ||||
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