Effectiveness of Web-Based Psychoeducational Interventions on Adolescents' Knowledge and Future Anxiety during Covid-19 Outbreak | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 92, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 1514-1529 PDF (792.21 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.221377 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
| Rasha Shawky Elashry1; Ebtsam Abd Elmoim Mohamed2; Eslam Mohamed Ahmed Gado3 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Adolescents' opportunities for social progress have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic. Education ,physical and general wellbeing are negativelyaffected . Action must be taken immediately to lessen the long-term effects of the epidemic and safeguard adolescents' futures. The aim of the study: To evaluate the effectiveness of web-based psychoeducational interventions on adolescents' knowledge and future anxiety during Covid-19 outbreak. Subjects and Method: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. A purposive sample of 52 adolescents from Tanta city in Algharbia Governorate was included in the study. This study was an online study that used Google forms.Tools:Three tools were utilized: Tool I: Adolescents' knowledge regarding covid-19questionnaire , Tool II: Perceived Stress Scale – 10, and Tool III: Future anxiety scale. Results: The majority of the studied adolescents had poor knowledge levels regarding COVID-19 pre the psychoeducational interventions, while all the studied adolescents had good knowledge post the psychoeducational interventions.There was a decrease in the the studied adolescents' perceived stress and future anxiety levels during COVID-19 post the psychoeducational interventions.And also, a moderate negative correlation between the studied adolescents' knowledge, their perceived stress and future anxiety post the psychoeducational interventions Conclusion: The present study highlighted that web-based psychoeducational interventions effectively increased adolescents' knowledge regarding Covid- 19 and decreased their stress and future anxiety levels. Recommendation: Further research design is needed to determine the psychological wellbeing of adolescents during COVID- 19 as well as reinforce the appropriate measures to maintain their mental health. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Adolescents; COVID -19; Future anxiety; Knowledge; Psychoeducational intervention; Web-based | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 131 PDF Download: 117 |
||||
