Assessment of Caregiver's Knowledge and Practices Regarding Care of their Children with Sickle Cell Disease | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 2, Volume 4, Issue 10, June 2025, Pages 440-458 PDF (1.29 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.373025.1312 | ||
| Author | ||
| Naema Eid Abdelatef* | ||
| Pediatric nursing. Faculty of nursing. Helwan University. Al mandi. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: The current study aimed to assess the caregivers' knowledge and practices regarding care of their children with sickle cell disease. Design: A descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study was conducted at inpatient department and outpatient clinic department in the Egyptian children’s Hospital affiliated to General Authority of Health Insurance. Sample: A purposive sample of 50 children and their accompanying caregivers with sickle cell disease. Tool: The study consisted of two tools to assess: I: Structured Interview Questionnaire Sheet to assess caregivers’ knowledge regarding sickle cell disease II: Observational checklists to assess caregivers' reported practices regarding care of their children. Results: Nearly two thirds of studied children were males and less than half of the studied children had hemoglobin ss sickle cell disease. less than two thirds of the studied caregivers had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding sickle cell disease. more than half of the studied caregivers had incompetent practices regarding care of their children with sickle cell disease. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the studied caregivers had deficit total level of knowledge and poor of total level of reported practices, and also there were a statistical significant positive correlation between the studied caregivers' knowledge and their total reported practices regarding care of children with sickle cell disease. Recommendations: A periodical educational program for caregivers to improve knowledge and practices regarding care of their children sickle cell disease. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: Children; Caregivers; Knowledge; Practice; Sickle cell disease | ||
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