Effect of Mobile-Based Nursing Intervention on Preventive Measures of COVID –19 among Children Suffering from Chronic Kidney Diseases | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 6, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Page 75-90 PDF (753.01 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195512 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Hanaa Mohamed Ibrahim Nassar1; Fathia El-Sayed El-Ghadban2; Thorea Mohamed Mahmoud3; Omima Mostafa Abd Elzaher Mohamed3; Manal mohamed ahmed ayed   4
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| 1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Sohag university, faculty of nursing,egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Mobile-based nursing intervention is a trial to enable children to be safe during the COVID-19 epidemic especially those children with chronic kidney disease and who have no immunity. Now days using mobile becomes a part of universal technology for improving the care of children with such conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mobile-based nursing intervention on preventive measures of COVID-19 among children suffering from chronic kidney diseases. Design: A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Sample: A purposive sample including 70 children suffering from chronic kidney diseases with predetermined criteria (receive regular kidney dialysis, have no history of previous COVID-19 or previous kidney disease complications and well-being mental health) setting: The study was conducted at the Pediatric Kidney Dialysis Unit at Sohag University Hospital. Tools for data collection: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data concerning characteristics of the studied children (pre/posttest questionnaire) as well as to assess the level of child knowledge regarding mobile intervention, preventive measures of COVID-19 and dialysis therapy, a checklist to assess reported practice as regards preventive measure of COVID-19. And Mobile-based nursing intervention which had been designed by the researchers. Results: There was a statistically significant difference towards using mobile-based nursing intervention in the area of children's knowledge and practice about COVID-19 preventive measures at post-intervention compared to pre-intervention. Conclusion: Mobile-based nursing intervention had a positive effect on improving preventive measures of COVID-19 among children suffering from chronic kidney diseases. Recommendations: apply mobile-based intervention in other pediatric kidney dialysis units and hospitals to achieve a better preventive measure of COVID- 19 among children with chronic disease. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children; chronic kidney diseases; mobile health; COVID-19; nursing intervention | ||||
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