Assessment of Mothers' knowledge and Practice regarding Sleeping Disorders among their Children Suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 27, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 387-396 PDF (1.38 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.195792 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nesma Ahmed Abd El Aleam1; Safaa Salah Ismail2; Salma Elsyed Hassan3 | ||||
| 1Administrator of pediatric health nursing,Fayoum University | ||||
| 2Professor of pediatric health nursing, Helwan University | ||||
| 3Professor of pediatric health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing , Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobiological and psychiatric disorder in children, however it’s a developmental disorder that affects behavior, attention, and learning of children. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess mothers knowledge and practice regarding sleeping disorders among their children suffering from attention deficit hyperactive disorder.Research design: A descriptive design was used to conduct this study.Setting: The study was carried out at the out-patient clinics in pediatric university hospital and psychiatric center affiliated to Elfayoum University Hospital. Study subjects: A purposive sample consisted of eighty-one children and their accompanying mothers suffering from attention deficit hyperactive disorder, who attended the previously mentioned settings over six month period. Tools of the study involved an interviewing questionnaire; to assess sleeping disorders for children with ADHD. Results: the majority of studied children were males and less than one fifth of of studied children had usually sleeping disorder, less than half of them had sometimes sleeping disorder, while more than one third of them had rarely sleeping disorders. Consequently, almost less than two quartersof studied mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about ADHD and sleep disorder conclusion : the current study concluded that less than two quarters of mothers had unsatisfactory knowledge about ADHD and sleeping disorders , also it was cleared that the studied sample had adequate reported practices about sleeping disorders in addition to there were statistically significant differences between studied mother's characteristics and their total knowledge and practices Recommendations: the study recommended that Establish specialized centers for follow up of children with special needs and their families. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Children; Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders; ADHD; Sleeping Disorder mothers knowledge and practice | ||||
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